Meet The Artist
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Hello, I am Simona
Find out moreI am a full-time Landscape Artist, creating unique artworks inspired by my own background, communicating the tranquillity of nature to help people escape the stress of everyday life.
As a teenager, I studied iconography at the National High School of Fine Arts ( Bulgaria), winning a National Competition of Fine and Applied Arts from the National Palace of Culture in Sofia in 2010.
My passion for nature comes from growing up on the northern slopes of the Balkan mountain range. Since I started painting landscapes I have been investigating oil painting techniques derived from my tempera painting practice.In 2021 I gained an HND in Art and Design from David Game College, London, receiving an Academic Excellence Award for my studies.
Since graduating I have been invited to exhibit at The Holy Art Gallery, London and at Under The Rainbow Events in Bluewater Shopping Centre, Greenhithe for their Spring and Winter Exhibition in 2022. Earlier this year, I was invited to exhibit my work in the Royal Society of British Artists for their 200th Annual Exhibition in Mall Galleries, London. Some of my artworks are currently exhibited at The Drawing Rooms Venue & Gallery, West Malling for their Winter exhibition, I am also currently taking part in the Waterfront Gallery, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire as part of the prestigious Wales Contemporary International art competition. Most recently I participated in the Art Unlimited Gallery, Bridport, Dorset art exhibition. My work is also available through online art galleries.
What Inspires The Artwork?
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My aim is to evoke the natural world I grew up in, and the new places I have explored on my travels since then. Sometimes I use my imagination to produce canvases that are a balance between what my eyes saw, and what my mind imagined. I hope these works are both exciting and thought-provoking, taking the viewer on a voyage of discovery, stimulating the mind and encouraging discussion.
By transforming reality and reflecting on the inner-self, my paintings explore the psychological role that nature plays in our everyday lives.
My work reflects the beauty, emptiness, rawness, and sheer power of nature. I aim to express these elements through oil paint; combining expressive brushstrokes and impasto technique with vibrant colours to create uplifting and magical scenarios. Truly the work of dreams.
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I am constantly developing my technique to explore the juxtaposition and interrelationship of contrasting forms and textures, revealing the beauty of nature. I like to create sense of drama and feeling of movement in my work.
I want to represent reality, but show how it shifts in relation to both light and remembered experience.
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I love bright colours - they are energetic and vibrant- in oil paint, I use the Impasto technique , because it gives depth to the image, making the flat surface of the painting appear detailed and realistic. I use palette knife to apply thick layers of paint and depending on what texture I want to achieve I will either wait for each layer to dry before applying the next, or keep adding paint while it is still wet. I then add small details on top- trees, cracks in stone, water - applying thinner layers of paint with a brush. This approach takes a lot of time, but I believe this is what makes my work unique.
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Galeria Moderna First Summer Exhibition 2024
I'm trilled to share that my art will be on display at Galeria Moderna in Grand Arcade, Cambridge from June 6th through the 17th. It is such a privilege to be among the price-winning artists included in this. first summer's exhibition.
Galeria Moderna Second Summer Exhibition 2024
I am delighted to share that Galeria Moderna Second Summer Exhibition is opening today July 4th at the Grand Arcade in Cambridge. My sincere thanks to the fantastic team for putting together this incredible exhibition and inviting me to participate. The exhibition will remain open through July 17th.