Krystyna Szczepanowski

Joined Artfinder: Sept. 2014

Artworks for sale: 297

(27)

Switzerland

About Krystyna Szczepanowski

 
 
  • Biography

    I have always had a fascination for watercolours. With the idea that with water, pigments and paper one can replicate reality. I love the effects of granulation that watercolour pigments offer and the fact that the artist has a limited control over the flow and results obtained and has to learn to anticipate results and to be able to work with the "happy accidents" that always occur when painting with watercolour.

    I'm a figurative painter attracted by a variety of subject matters. Every day there seems to be something in my surroundings that captures my imagination and makes me want to translate that feeling/sensation onto paper.

    When working with still lives I try to find the beauty in ordinary objects. I enjoy isolating them from their usual settings and giving them the attention they do not usually receive.

    Live models I paint in a looser, free style, swiftly capturing the essential elements to produce dramatic figures. 

    A couple of years ago I joined the local Urban Sketchers group and we try to meet, once a week, weather permitting, to sketch on location. This has been very beneficial to me, I see the progress not only in my work but also in the way I look and perceive the world around me.

    I have the honour of being the Swiss country leader for FabrianoinAcquarello. This is a watercolour festival that happens every year, firstly in the town of Fabriano, now in Bologna, Italy, due to the big number of visitors who attend.



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  • Education

    1978 - 1981

    Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado

  • Awards

    2017

    Buchillon au Carré

    Second place prize at the exhibition in Buchillon, Switzerland. This exhibition takes place every two years and each artist has to present four artworks measuring 30 x 30 cm. This is the second time I win this prize, which makes me very proud, especially as the judges were not the same as last time.

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    2015

    Second place at Buchillon au carré

    I got second prize at an exhibition with 72 artists with one of my watercolours. In this exhibition all the artworks had to measure 30 x 30 cm.
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    Event: Country leader for FabrianoinAcquarello

    Dates: 25 May 2020 - 31 May 2020

    Venue: FabrianoinAcquarello, Fabriano

    I have the honour of being the country leader for FabrianoinAcquarello 2020. This is a watercolour festival that happens every year in the town of Fabriano, Italy, famous for its paper manufacture since the middle ages.

    Event: FABRIANOINACQUARELLO 2019

    Dates: 25 Apr 2019 - 30 Apr 2019

    Venue: Fabriano, Italy

    The biggest watercolour festival in the world.
    Watercolour artists from all over the world come to exhibit, paint, exchange ideas and techniques and to met.

    Event: FABRIANOINACQUARELLO 2018

    Dates: 3 May 2018 - 7 May 2018

    Venue: Fabriano, Italy

    Watercolour festival in Italy

    Event: Buchillon au Carré

    Dates: 29 Sep 2017 - 1 Oct 2017

    Venue: Salle communale de Buchillon, Buchillon, Switzerland

    I participated for the third time in this exhibition where every artist has to present four artworks measuring 30 x 30 cm.
    And I'm very proud to announce that I got, for the second time running, the 2nd prize!

    Event: Buchillon au Carré

    Dates: 11 Sep 2015 - 13 Sep 2015

    Venue: Salle communale de Buchillon, Buchillon, Switzerland

    A collective exhibition with 72 artists participating. All artwork had to be in the square format measuring 30 x 30 cm.

    Event: Exposition de Peintures

    Dates: 15 Mar 2014 - 5 Apr 2014

    Venue: Bibliothèque de Crans, Crans-près-Céligny, Vaud, Switzerland

    Three artists living in the same village and all painting watercolours

    Event: Exposition de Peintures

    Dates: 8 Sep 2007 - 4 Oct 2007

    Venue: Bibliothèque de Crans, Crans-près-Céligny, Vaud, Switzerland

    Two artists showing their work: one in watercolours the other in silk painting

    Event: Exposition de Peintures

    Dates: 2 May 1998 - 17 May 1998

    Venue: Château de Rolle, Rolle, Vaud, Switzerland

    Three artists exhibiting their work in the beautiful venue of the Château, on the shore of the lake of Geneva.

Links

Like me on Facebook

Follow me on Pinterest

Follow me on Instagram

Education

1978 - 1981

Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado

Awards

2017

Buchillon au Carré

Second place prize at the exhibition in Buchillon, Switzerland. This exhibition takes place every two years and each artist has to present four artworks measuring 30 x 30 cm. This is the second time I win this prize, which makes me very proud, especially as the judges were not the same as last time.

Show more awards Hide

2015

Second place at Buchillon au carré

I got second prize at an exhibition with 72 artists with one of my watercolours. In this exhibition all the artworks had to measure 30 x 30 cm.

There are no upcoming events

Show previous events Hide previous events

Previous events

Event: Country leader for FabrianoinAcquarello

Dates: 25 May 2020 - 31 May 2020

Venue: FabrianoinAcquarello, Fabriano

I have the honour of being the country leader for FabrianoinAcquarello 2020. This is a watercolour festival that happens every year in the town of Fabriano, Italy, famous for its paper manufacture since the middle ages.

Event: FABRIANOINACQUARELLO 2019

Dates: 25 Apr 2019 - 30 Apr 2019

Venue: Fabriano, Italy

The biggest watercolour festival in the world.
Watercolour artists from all over the world come to exhibit, paint, exchange ideas and techniques and to met.

Event: FABRIANOINACQUARELLO 2018

Dates: 3 May 2018 - 7 May 2018

Venue: Fabriano, Italy

Watercolour festival in Italy

Event: Buchillon au Carré

Dates: 29 Sep 2017 - 1 Oct 2017

Venue: Salle communale de Buchillon, Buchillon, Switzerland

I participated for the third time in this exhibition where every artist has to present four artworks measuring 30 x 30 cm.
And I'm very proud to announce that I got, for the second time running, the 2nd prize!

Event: Buchillon au Carré

Dates: 11 Sep 2015 - 13 Sep 2015

Venue: Salle communale de Buchillon, Buchillon, Switzerland

A collective exhibition with 72 artists participating. All artwork had to be in the square format measuring 30 x 30 cm.

Event: Exposition de Peintures

Dates: 15 Mar 2014 - 5 Apr 2014

Venue: Bibliothèque de Crans, Crans-près-Céligny, Vaud, Switzerland

Three artists living in the same village and all painting watercolours

Event: Exposition de Peintures

Dates: 8 Sep 2007 - 4 Oct 2007

Venue: Bibliothèque de Crans, Crans-près-Céligny, Vaud, Switzerland

Two artists showing their work: one in watercolours the other in silk painting

Event: Exposition de Peintures

Dates: 2 May 1998 - 17 May 1998

Venue: Château de Rolle, Rolle, Vaud, Switzerland

Three artists exhibiting their work in the beautiful venue of the Château, on the shore of the lake of Geneva.

 

Biography


I have always had a fascination for watercolours. With the idea that with water, pigments and paper one can replicate reality. I love the effects of granulation that watercolour pigments offer and the fact that the artist has a limited control over the flow and results obtained and has to learn to anticipate results and to be able to work with the "happy accidents" that always occur when painting with watercolour.

I'm a figurative painter attracted by a variety of subject matters. Every day there seems to be something in my surroundings that captures my imagination and makes me want to translate that feeling/sensation onto paper.

When working with still lives I try to find the beauty in ordinary objects. I enjoy isolating them from their usual settings and giving them the attention they do not usually receive.

Live models I paint in a looser, free style, swiftly capturing the essential elements to produce dramatic figures. 

A couple of years ago I joined the local Urban Sketchers group and we try to meet, once a week, weather permitting, to sketch on location. This has been very beneficial to me, I see the progress not only in my work but also in the way I look and perceive the world around me.

I have the honour of being the Swiss country leader for FabrianoinAcquarello. This is a watercolour festival that happens every year, firstly in the town of Fabriano, now in Bologna, Italy, due to the big number of visitors who attend.



 
 
 

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