Nikolai Morgoon
Nikolai Morgoon was born in 1944 and raised in Yalta City, Ukraine. Nikolai grew up in the Crimea area, surrounded by beautiful mountains, nature and the Black Sea. Since the age of 10 he felt a love of art. He was greatly influenced by his father’s friend, a famous Ukrainian painter, who later became his first teacher.
Morgoon graduated from art school in Crimea in 1964. He then continued his education as an artist in the State Art College of Kiev, where Nikolai learned art from such famous artists as V. Pusirkov and A. Plameneski. Soon after graduation, Morgoon returned to Crimea and started to teach in the art college. The Russian painting school of realism and impressionism, which includes works of V. Surikov, V. Serov and K. Korovin, forms the basis for his creative interests and largely determines his own world perception and artistic style. The artist draws inspiration both from the wonders of nature and his creative powers, blending these together to create his unique and individual personal style. He is mostly attracted by genres closely interconnected with wonders of nature, landscape and still life. In essence, he can be called a painter deeply influenced by his emotional state and his varied moods. He has chosen for himself a life of high cultural and spiritual values and has remained loyal to them, uninfluenced by fleeting, or current trends in the art world.
Working ‘plein air’, he takes remarkable care and precision to painstakingly choose his subject matter. Morgoon’s still-life’s are striking and extremely ornate. Amongst Morgoon’s favorite flowers are roses, particularly those grown in his own garden. He generally likes to depict bouquets of flowers, complimenting still life pieces with objects, which add a particularly unique and special touch to his style. The primary shaping component to Morgoon’s painting is light. Using this main ingredient he manages to sculpt and design each work of art. Fine tones and color contrasts are harmoniously married together in one painting.
His art is currently decorating the home of Ukrainian families, government, The National Gallery in Kiev, art museums in Kharkhov and Odessa.