V.
Shmatko
Valeriy Shmatko describes his art as “Realistic painting.”
He delights in the beauty of nature, which inspires him to paint the landscapes
of his native Ukraine. His attentive observations of nature help him to
create a “real” or accurate picture of this world. It’s
important to Valeriy that the viewer easily understands his art.
Light inspires him to choose a subject and create a composition where
form, space, tone and color are in total harmony. Many years of painting
on location has taught Valeriy the mastery of color. The infinte shades
and tones of his palette are layered in a sophisticated yet subtle manner.
He paints studies on location and then creates larger canvasses in his
studio. He especially likes the Black Sea shore in Crimea.
Valeriy was born in 1965 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. He studied at the Kharkiv
Art Institute where he was graduated with a dual degree in painting and
painting restoration. His work has been exhibited in the Kharkiv Art Museum
and the Donetsk Art Museum. He is in private collections throughout the
world.