I am an oil painter living in Italy on the Adriatic sea coast.
I started to experiment the traditional painting more than 10 years ago.
Probably it happened also due to my father that besides teaching mathematics was a graphic artist in his free time. He never encouraged me to draw since that could hardly become a source to make my living. That humble man had always considered art as a wonderful escape, never dared to call himself an artist, because Artists were in books, in private collections, museums... like mathematicians or scientists must have had a solid academic basics to practice their profession.... The pencil for him was just a part of harmonious mathematical world.. He knew exactly what he would get hand drawn without using an erasor.. Contrary to him, when approaching a blank canvas I never know so far what will come to life and it's such a thrill..
My daily inspiration comes from what I see around, glimpses into every day things. Primarily I attempt to capture the quintissential aspects of colors and their combinations. I celebrate the color, the Art of creation started from the color and it is everywhere, the only thing to do is to perceive its ever-changing harmonious beauty.
My favorite place is near my easel, here my heart beats in a particular way.
The main subjects I try to embed in my oils are flowers, birds, landscapes, seascapes. Occasionally I venture into portraiture.
All my paintings are signed with my own surname Iourashevich.
Ricci is my husband's surname and my art's pseudonym.
Katia Ricci joined Pixels.com Licensing on February 28th, 2015.
