Kateryna Ilchuk

Medium: Acrylics or Oils on canvas

“There is a unique charm in Portuguese cityscapes. I travel the country and capture some of them, painting them later on canvas with acrylics or oil. Inspired by the classical school of realism, I have shifted my work towards photo-realism these days.

‘Fascinating colors. Ferragudo’ © Kateryna Ilchuk

Tiny streets with traditional architecture, pavements and streetlights form a new line of my current artwork. My aim is transmitting the tranquility, as if time had stopped, by emphasising light and shadows. I believe that particular places have a spiritual energy of serenity, which can be reflected in paintings.”