22-A22 Luminous Still Life – Zhelisko, Oksana

Emotion is the key to a successful painting. You want your paintings to be a form of visual poetry, rather than a simple observation of the subject. You want your viewers to experience your emotional response to the subject. There are several brush techniques that can help you to achieve those goals. In this class Oksana Zhelisko will show you how to turn ordinary still-life objects into a Luminous Life story by using different brush techniques, and by choosing vibrant transparent and opaque colours. You will create 6-8 small still lifes from the objects you bring. You may choose flowers, fruit or vegetables, decorative objects or perhaps select a holiday theme with ornaments and candles – it’s up to you. Your instructor will assist you in composing your work, and show you how to bring new liveliness to your painting. Life should be Luminous, so let’s have some fun! Think about your paintings as possible gifts for loved ones as well. This course is for beginner’s and experienced students.

Biography

Oksana Zhelisko is a classically trained, experimental portrait painter. Her specialty is portraits in oils, and she incorporates mixed media techniques or abstract methods into her work to enhance the tone of the subjects she selects. Oksana brings her training, skill, and passion to her painting, and she is versatile in expressive styles. She is adept at many other genres, including still life, and landscape.  She studied in her hometown of Lviv, Ukraine at the L’viv State College of Decorative & Applied Arts named after Ivan Trush, before moving to Edmonton, Alberta to establish her career.  Oksana works regularly on commissions and teaches art classes to aspiring oil/acrylic painters across Canada.