ABOUT THE ARTIST
Warrior, oil on handmade canvas, 38 x 25" (97 x 64 cm) In the Warrior oil painting, I wanted to communicate feelings of inner strength women have that may remain dormant or unseen in our daily life but help us survive and succeed in difficult situations. Although the color harmony revolves around blue-purple, it has lots of colorful greys around it that I have achieved by working on a grisaille underpainting before layering the color over it. This is where a single color works against the colorlessness. Russian-american realist painter, Veronica Winters was born and raised in Moscow, Russia. She immigrated to the U.S. in her early 20s to pursue her calling in art. She holds a BFA in studio art from Oklahoma State University and an MFA in painting from Penn State. Winters also studied classical drawing and painting techniques at the Grand Central Academy of Art and the Art Students League of New York. Her art has been published in numerous magazines and art books, including
The artist’s mission is to bring emotional strength and purpose to women. Her paintings of women depict fragile balance between strength and vulnerability. “I wish to arrive at a place where my art brings happiness to others, let’s them feel valued, beautiful and encouraged to achieve the impossible—everything I craved in my life,” says Winters, who paints in Naples, Florida.
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