Out To The Light

New watercolor image created after my Chinese memories of 2006, Chendu, Sichuan. Beautiful people, amazing invironment, pure aethtetics.

Konstantin Sterkhov. Out to the light. 36x53 cm. 2011

The Last Chance)

It is the last chance to join my watercolor course Animals_and_Portraits in Sweden 18-22, August. All the information at akvarellcenter.com

Konstantin Sterkhov. Favorite Toy. 36x53. 2011

Jesus Light - New Version

Last year I had painted a man standing on a shore watching the foggy horizon. Last week I changed it into a sky light rays, called as they told me "jesus light".

Konstantin Sterkhov. Light. 44x64. 2011



Lars Lerin

Durin my course in Finland sme of my students brought me a book of Lars Lerin, swedish watercolor artist, quite new for me. Here is some info I found.

Lars Lerin (b.1954) was born and raised in Munkfors, Värmland. He studied at the school of Gerlesborg 1974-75 and at the Department of Fine Arts, Valand 1980-84.

Lars Lerin. Sweden

Lars Lerin is considered as one of Scandinavia’s most leading artists in watercolour technique.
He has had solo exhibitions and group exhibitions in art museums and galleries in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, France, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Germany, Norway and the United States. Lars Lerin is represented in County Councils and Municipalities in Sweden and Norway.

Lars Lerin is also a hard-working author and has since his debut book Utpost(1983), written and released more than forty books.

Flash Back - China

These months I got 2 exhibitions. So I decided to use some material that I had not time to paint before. Here is one of the paintings done 2 days ago after my Chinese memories.

Konstantin Sterkhov. Red Dress. 44x64.

What is interesting, I found in an Art shop an old watercolor paper manufactured over 40 years ago. It does look old and yellowish but has a beautiful texture. It has been a strange feeling to paint on paper almost as old as I am.