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Artist Statement:
I was always fascinated by the
concept of other worlds, real
and imaginary, separated from
us by immense distance in
space or time. This lead to an
interest in art, science
fiction and fantasy, ancient
cultures and space science.
At the moment I am working
mostly with oil and soft
pastels, acrylic and oil
paints, often using my camera
and computer as sketching
tools. I prefer bright,
vibrant colors and loose paint
application. However, my style
is constantly evolving and I
avoid stagnating with only one
approach or media.
The subject of my paintings
often lies somewhere in
between the existing word and
imaginary realms. I am finding
my inspirations in the beauty
and mystery of the nature and
human civilization, in music,
and in my favorite stories.
Note: Please contact me if you
wish to purchase a print or a
card, or if you want to
comission me an artwork....
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Artist Exhibitions:
2009 Open Exhibition ar
Theatr Hafren Newtown
2007 Nottingham Society of
Artists Spring Exhibition
Nottingham
2007 View from the Top Open
Exhibition View from the
Top, Nottingham
2007 Long Eaton and District
Art Club Spring Exhibition
Long Eaton Town Hall, East
Midlands
2006 Solo show
Attenborough Nature Reserve,
East Midlands
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Artist Reviews:
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Collections:
Coming Soon!
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Commissions:
I had a number of comissions:
floral glow in the dark
paintings, lots of sci-fi art,
a fishing scene, ACEO
miniatures, landscapes. I can
produce original artworks from
photos for a wide range of
subjects.
Price information:
About GBP 20 for A4 size
artwork on paper or card
I'...
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Alexandra Cook Biography:
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| Gender |
Female
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| Status |
Married
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| Children |
2
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| Religion |
not provided |
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| Education |
Post Graduate Degree |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Art, science, space, green living, natural living, philosophy, music, crafts, car-free living, sci-fi, fantasy, philosophy, writing, socionics, permaculture |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Pastel
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Arts and Crafts Movement - (1861 - 1900)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Michael Whelan
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| Favorite Work of Art |
ceramic sculpture
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
Life |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
Because of vivid imagination |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Alexandra Cook was born in Moscow. Always fascinated by the concept of mysterious lands, real and imaginary, separated from us by immense distance in space or time, she developed interest in science, ancient cultures, ethnography, art of imagination, science fiction and fantasy literature. Following a science career she graduated from Geographical Department of Moscow State University. For the next six years Alexandra has been working as a young scientist in the Laboratory of the Comparative Planetology in the Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Moscow. She had a number of publications in Russian and English and participated in conferences in Moscow and Houston. As a result of this work she defended a dissertation about dunes and channels of Mars. She also traveled Earth widely making use of her sketch book and camera.
Alexandra has been drawing and painting since childhood. She has been taking private lessons and attending workshops in Russia, USA and UK. Working in the planetary science gave Alexandra knowledge about landscapes of different planets as well as experience with software such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Bryce, 3D Studio. All this is proving to be very useful for an artist.
In 2003 Alexandra with her husband and children settled in England. Since then she has been participating in many art exhibitions (in Nottingham, Beeston, Long Eaton, Eastwood, Wollaton, Draycott, Patchings Art Center and Buxton) where so far earned nine awards (including W.S.Holbrook first prize), and she also had three personal shows. She enjoys using and mixing various media (e.g. acrylic, oil, pastel, oil, watercolour, photography, digital, found objects) and likes working on wide range of challenging subjects. She belonged to the Nottingham Society of Artists, the Independent Artists Group and Long Eaton and District Art Club. Several of Alexandra's artworks has been published in a Russian newspaper and an American magazine, many are in private collections in Russia, Norway, Italy, Ireland, France, Romania, USA, UK, Switzerland and other countries.
In 2007 Alexandra has moved to picturesque Newtown in Wales. She is working hard on constantly improuving her work inspired by best in present and past of the art world. |
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