Ivan Vavpotič, Alma Urbanc – This is a beautiful portrait of a woman – she looks like she is thinking about something and I like how the texture of the materials looks.
Art galleries or artist’s supply stores are some kind of sacred places for art lovers. If you’re in an art shop, there are isles of brushes with beautiful bristles and handles that feel like like you’re holding something precious in your hands; there are hundreds of paint tubes for different kinds of painting methods, such as watercolor, oil painting or if you’re into acrylic painting. But oil paintings have a special place in my heart, because there’s just something so out of this world about their texture and color. The artist took her / his time to think about details and to build the painting upon its foundation. I included some of my favorite paintings from the National Gallery.
Ivan Grohar, The Larch – here the artist painted the calming closeness of a larch standing against the background of a hilly landscape.
Ivana Kobilca, Woman Drinking Coffee – Another gem from Kobilca, I would not be able to resist a cup of coffee with this lady.
Painting 4 – Elda Piščanec, Roses – Beautiful roses in soothing tones to console the soul.
