Biography
Hello!
My name is Irina Povalyaeva and I am a watercolor artist
Born in Tver in 1984. I have been engaged in watercolor painting since 2017
Exhibitions:
February 2020 IWS Hong Kong International Watercolor Exhibition "Hello, Hong Kong!" in Hong Kong
01-07 February 2020 Exhibition of Russian watercolor artists at IWS SARE GALLERY
January 31 - February 16, 2020 Exhibition "Koktybel - Kadagar" Moscow, Exhibition Hall Tushino
Education:
2020 Workshop on watercolor painting by Anna Chepurnaya-Oleinik
2019 Watercolor Landscape Workshop Atit Kapoor (India)
2019 Workshop on watercolor landscape Roberto Zangarelli Italy)
2018 Workshop "Flower Still Life" by Catherine Sava (Italy)
2018 Workshop on watercolor landscape by Sergei Temerev
Course on Watercolor Painting "Kalacheva School"
St. Petersburg University of Engineering and Economics 2013
Tver State Medical University 2007
As far as I remember from childhood I was always interested in drawing and after receiving education in the field of science after some time I decided to get art education. Watercolor inspires me every day with a huge set of its expressive properties. It is unpredictable, variable and very whimsical - it requires a high speed of decision about what the next artistic step in the work will be and at the same time it requires thinking through the stages of work. I am also inspired by the world around me and try to show its beauty in my works. Bright colors, sunlight and its shadow opposite - what I want to capture and convey to the viewer. In my work I use only high-quality materials - the best cotton paper and watercolor paints.
My interest as an artist is focused primarily on the study of color and tonal diversity of natural and architectural objects, I always learn from fellow artists who are as much as I am in love with watercolor