Shade Black

Grant County

Painting

I studied for six years at the Bezalel National Academy of Art and Design. My major was animation - but while there, I pivoted away from pursuing a career in it. (Unfortunately, drawing well is not enough to be good at it - you have to act - and sadly I have no acting skill whatsoever!) I never officially finished my degree - but I did get the opportunity to study with incredibly talented painters, sculptors and designers, and learned valuable skills that I would not have had an opportunity to learn elsewhere

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About Shade Black

Painting is a living language that is as unique to human beings as speech. It is an authentic human response to the surrounding world. I paint to remember, to point out, to celebrate, to express my love for and joy in this endlessly beautiful, fragile world – natural and man-made alike. In my work I strive to not only represent the object that moved and inspired me, but to leave room for the materials I work with – the paint itself – to be perceived as such. I want my works to look like paint applied by human hands.

Biography

I am a painter in oils and watercolours. I was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, grew up in Israel, and studied at the Bezalel National Academy of Art and Design under professors like Marek Yanai, Sasha Okun and Lance Hunter. I drew since childhood – but in the past few years I have been working in oil paints, painting mainly all prima from life. . I live in Petersburg, WV with my wonderful husband – chainsaw carver Kevin Black and our two kids.