ARTIST'S STATEMENT

Everybody loves their home. Everybody wants to make it special. At close look each home is a museum. That is why I'm so proud to be represented in real folks museums. A painting has to be close to it's owner, to give him a refuge, to support him in some moments, to make them relaxed.
Each painting has it's own life. It has it's own character, that is why it is so hard to pick a proper frame for it. Every touch, every stroke is original, is unique. I just love to experiment with a color layer. From a distant view you get the impression, the subject of picture. In three inches you'll find another world. This is the world of wild temper living colors, of unconsciousness, it never could be copied by anyone. It is illogical.
Beauty is around us. But it is hidden. Painting is the Magic Glass to see it right away. When I was a beginner, I’ve been trying to write couple lines of poetry about a subject I'd seen. The better the poetry, the stronger the painting. And vice versa, no doubt. The size of the canvas, proportions, quality of it, tools, mediums--everything is very important to me. But this is nothing compared to the clarity of feeling I am trying to bring in my painting.
This atmosphere lives in a painting until it exists, it's like a no need recharge battery. It must bring joy all the time to the one looking at it. It should never get one bored. This is the goal of the Instant Art. The discovery of hidden beauty is always fun and I am inviting you to go with me through these feelings.

Vladimir Derkach.