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"My
sinuous, romantic figures are reminiscent of the timeless
beauty of Classical and Baroque Masters, combined with
the light, atmosphere and expressive brushwork of contemporary
Impressionists--'a painterly, Classical Naturalism'."
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working with the model, Craig Srebnik develops poses
from his imagination and principles of composition.
His poses generally include s-curves and spirals--as
the line of nature and beauty: the shape of leaves
and stems, the lines created by muscles spiraling
and alternating along the sides of the skeleton,
the movement of ocean waves, the swimming of fish,
the flapping of birds' wings in slow motion, and
the waves of grass in the wind. Spiraling the figure
accentuates the s-curves of the figure, its musculature,
and the vitality of the pose. Together, they emphasize
Srebnik's concept of the beauty of the figure. Light
and shadow is added to the compositional drawings
to dramatize the compositions, which may also be
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"The
nature of beauty is revealed through the study of nature."
A
small oil compositional study may precede the full-sized
painting to better orchestrate the lines, shapes, tones
and colors of the figure and background. Sometimes,
Srebnik sets up a skeleton in the pose to draw it and
the musculature before painting from the model.
While
painting, the model becomes a reference for the structure,
anatomy, muscular tension, effects of light and how
the drapery lies. Interpreting the figure according
to principles of beauty and art: balance, movement,
proportion, harmony, rhythm and composition produces
a cumulative effect that is different than the original
scene.
Please
call or email for information regarding other available
works and commissions, or to be apprised of new paintings
by Craig Srebnik.
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