That's about all I have to say about myself. I invite you to take a look at my works, as I believe that AN ARTIST'S PAINTINGS TELL THE BEST STORY ABOUT HIM...
Later on, I began to explore my own style, to search for my own palette and individual handwriting, but my two teachers and idols have always been and remain Nikolai Feshin and Richard Schmidt. The impeccable composition, freedom of the brush, and brilliant color solutions in their paintings captivate and inspire.
After trying my hand at watercolors, I fell in love with this technique forever, as it nurtures both the hand, the eye, and the soul.
After trying my hand at watercolors, I fell in love with this technique forever, as it nurtures both the hand, the eye, and the soul.
Hello!
My name is Sergey Alekseev, a professional artist and a member of the Union of Artists.
I live and work in St. Petersburg.
I received my professional education at the Leningrad School of Art and Design, after which I was accepted into the Academy of Arts. But I must admit that I struggled for quite some time between music and painting. I even enrolled in the Sibelius Academy of Music in Helsinki, Finland, but the artist in my soul ultimately won out.
During my studies, I spent a lot of time in museums, trying to understand and replicate the movement of waves and the shimmer of sea spray in the paintings of Ivan Aivazovsky.
The only way to breathe life into a work is to work at a steady pace, as this will preserve energy in the work. Before picking up a brush, I must see and feel the work within myself. To feel means to see...
New works
Seascapes 2024
Evening light. 2024. Oil on canvas 45x70 cm
Autumn in Lombardy. 2024. Oil on canvas. 75x80 cm
And how Sergey paints yachts! It is not just some artistic image that many modern artists often turn to, no - yachts in Alekseev's paintings are absolutely recognizable and full of details. Those details that immediately and forever make a yacht enthusiast a fan of his work..."
"... Sergey Alekseev loves to depict water - a lively and changeable substance, and, it must be said, this difficult task is successfully solved by him. Water is present in most of his works and gives them a certain special realism...
S. Afonin
Tarpon Magazine 3(5), 2014
Tarpon Magazine 3(5), 2014
Zephyr morning. Toulon. 2018. Watercolor, 56x36 cm
Off the coasts of Montenegro, France, Italy, Finland, and the USA. Yacht Club of St. Petersburg
Seascapes
Evening. Kotor. 2018. Oil on canvas, 30x60 cm
Bay of Kotor. Fragment. 2019. Oil on canvas, 45x50 cm
Evening at the yacht club. 2022. Oil on canvas, 45x50 cm
Other painters paint a bridge, a house, a boat … I want to paint the air that surrounds the bridge, the house, the boat – the beauty of the light in which they exist.
I didn’t become an impressionist.
As long as I can remember I always have been one.
As long as I can remember I always have been one.
Claude Monet
impressionist artist
impressionist artist
Off the coast of the White Sea, outskirts of St. Petersburg, Europe
Landscapes
Grace. 2023. Oil on canvas 40x70
March. Fragment. 2022. Oil on canvas. 40х50
Solovki. Shore. 2023. Oil on canvas 50x70
Still life, flowers
The rose in the garden. 56x36. 2021. Watercolor, 56x36 cm
Phlox and Pansy. Fragment. 2023. Oil on canvas
Crimean Irises. 2020. Watercolor, 56x36 cm
"...And the sky in a flower cup..." /William Blake/
S. Alekseev,from an interview
with an online publication
with an online publication
You need to see the paintings in person - "eye to eye". In each work, there is my soul and the energy of the place where it was painted. The flowers on the canvas even leave their natural scent.
And all the feelings, emotions, carefully preserved by the canvas in each stroke, come alive in me and do not leave me all day if it starts with viewing a favorite work. It is painting that gives me a feeling of excitement and impatience, similar to youthful love, it gives me strength, youth, joy of life...
Red Rose - the emblem of love. Fragment. 2023. Oil on canvas, 50х70 cm
Crocuses. Fragment. 2022. Oil on canvas, 40x50 cm
Red Rose - the emblem of love. Fragment. 2023. Oil on canvas, 50х70 cm
Fontanka at Anichkov Bridge. 2014. Oil, 50x65 cm
Floating restaurant. 2019. Watercolor, 36x56 cm
Floating restaurant. 2019. Watercolor, 36x56 cm
Moika after rain. 2019. Watercolor, 56x36 cm
...I feel and depict St. Petersburg as a maritime city. In almost every landscape I have water. It can be just puddles on the asphalt, in which fragments of the sky, buildings, and quay grates are reflected.
And of course, I capture in my works at least a small ray of the rare St. Petersburg sun, giving the city a unique color and special mood...
My favorite views of St. Petersburg through my eyes
City views
S. Alekseev, from an interview
with "Russia 24" TV channel
with "Russia 24" TV channel
On the Griboedov Canal. 2015. Oil on canvas, 50x60 cm
I print giclées only of my watercolor works
Guaranteed color retention of the giclée for 25 years.
A budget-friendly option for creating a stylish accent in your interior.
Excellent printing quality.
Professional framing available.
Toulon. Autumn. Giclée. 36x55 cm
Author's
giclées
Framing
I offer museum-quality framing with anti-reflective glass according to the client's preference.
Printing
I print the author's giclées on a professional wide-format inkjet printer with accurate color transfer.
Paper
Designer watercolor paper, matte. Provides an excellent imitation of the original work.
Sizes
Sheet sizes: 24x35, 36x55 cm.
Matted sizes: 35x45, 50x70 cm.
Up to 80 cm on the longest side of the image.
Matted sizes: 35x45, 50x70 cm.
Up to 80 cm on the longest side of the image.
My studio is located in the heart of
St. Petersburg, near the St. Isaac's Cathedral (Sennaya Ploshchad and Sadovaya metro stations).
St. Petersburg, near the St. Isaac's Cathedral (Sennaya Ploshchad and Sadovaya metro stations).
Please contact me by any means convenient for you to inquire about the availability and purchase of my artwork.
Mobile phone | WhatsApp | Viber: + 7 911 913 03 01
Email: artalex.2016@icloud.com
Contacts
Bouquet on a silver tray. 2017. Oil on canvas
St. Petersburg, Russia
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