Igor Volkov-Tkachinskiy

"Within and beyond"

2025

This abstract painting is created in a calligraphic style, where gesture becomes both structure and expression. Fluid, sweeping strokes move across the surface with deliberate intens...

This abstract composition explores the interplay of colored planes, where each shape asserts its presence while simultaneously interacting with the others to create a sense of motion...

This abstract painting draws inspiration from Eastern philosophies and martial arts, capturing a dynamic composition where the artist seeks to balance color and expression. The fluid...

“Inner Fight” was created during a deeply transformative and challenging stage in the artist’s life — a time of tension between the heart and the mind, and a search for balance amid ...

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Abstract, 1971 By Dan Howard (b. 1931) Unframed: 29" x 35" Framed: 30" x 36" Signed Lower Left Influenced by artists of such varying styles as Caravaggio, Rembrandt, De Kooning and Jack Levine, as well as many of the German Neo-Expressionists*, Dan Howard's work often blurs the line between representational* and abstract art*. His experimentation with different canvas preparations, his use of intense colors and his expressive brush strokes have created a myriad of visual combinations in his characteristic larger-sized oil paintings. The result is an emphasis on audience participation and the role of individual interpretation. "I want to make the viewer part of the process. That makes for a richer experience," Howard says. Throughout his career, Howard has been both a dedicated art teacher-administrator and a gifted professional artist. He chaired the departments of art at Arkansas State University, Kansas State University and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Howard has received 100 prizes, awards and honors including the top awards in the three longest running national open painting competitions: Society of Four Arts, Palm Beach, Fla.; Butler Institute, Youngstown, Ohio; and Chautauqua Institution, New York. The Omaha World-Herald has acknowledged Howard as "Nebraska's leading award-winning artist." His work is a part of more than 600 public, private and corporate collections including Hallmark Cards, West Law Publishing, United Airlines, Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing (3M), Holiday Inn...

Lively abstract painting with primary tones of yellows, reds and greens with accents of blue and black on white background, 1952. Signed lower right. Original artwork on paper dis...

Work on cardboard