"France. Cote d`Azur. Street.", 2011, oil on hardboard, 50 x 40 cm.

This painting shows a street in a small French town on the Mediterranean coast. It is evening, the sun is hiding over the buildings sending last bright rays. Two people are walking in the shadows, their location and contrast completes the center of the composition.

"Italy. Cortona. Roofs in the sun.", 2011, oil on hardboard, 50 x 50 cm.

This work shows bright Italian houses on a sunny day. It is midday, so the contrasts are really strong. The colors deliver warmth and brightness of the sun.

"Bowing Over The River.", 2009, oil on cardboard, 40 x 50 cm.

This is one of my early works. The painting shows a picturesque spring tree over the river, it forms an arc of colorful spring leaves. The form of the strokes is meant to stress the dynamics and the composition.

"Ice And Sun.", 2011, oil on hardboard, 70 x 50 cm.

This painting is about winter - frosty days, ice and bright sunsets. The picture shows a sunset over a river covered with pieces of ice, a pier and a city far away. The choice of colors is meant to show the cold winter atmosphere. The reflections in the water create the depth of the scene.

"Italy. Summer. Promenade.", 2012, oil on hardboard, 50 x 40 cm.

This work shows a street in an Italian city. It is a sunny summer day, and there is a couple that came out for a walk. There are much sun and bright colors in the scene.

"Italy. Venice. Evening", 2012, oil on hardboard, 50 x 70 cm.

This work is a part of a series dedicated to bright streets of Italy. It shows an evening, a sunset in Venice. The scene is quiet, calm and beautiful. The bright colors remain, but do not catch too much attention.

"Sunset Of The Republic", 2010, oil on hardboard, 40 x 50 cm.

This work was created as a gift to my friend. As both of us like sci-fi, I decided to work over the topic of Star Wars. So I created a colorful scene of a crowdy planet-city of Coruscant with the light of sunset.

"Sky, Earth And Water", 2008, acrylic on paper, 30 x 40 cm.

This is one of my very first paintings when I was learning how to use the palette-knife and acrylic colors. The work is more of a quick, dynamic sketch. It shows the sea, the sunset on the sky and the line of the shore.

"Reflection Of Autumn", 2009, acrylic on cardboard, 30 x 40 cm.

This is one of my first works made with acrylic colors. This material gives more freedom, movement and dynamics to the artwork. The painting shows an autumn tree over the river with hotspots of the sun.

"Light Of The Spring", 2009, oil on hardboard, 40 x 30 cm.

This is one of my first works, showing warm and tender days of early spring in the park. The sun rays are warm, while the trees and the ground still remain cold.

"City. Warm And Cold", 2013, oil on canvas, 50 x 50 cm.

This is one of my recent works. It shows a city in winter, lighted with warm colors of crowdy streets. The idea is based on the contrast between the cold and warm colors, and the white spots stress the center of the composition.

"After The Sunset", 2009, oil on hardboard, 40 x 30 cm.

This is also one of my first works, it shows the bright sunset over the calm sea. The boats are swimming towards the sunset holding the center of the composition.

"Light And Shadow", 2009, oil on hardboard, 30 x 40 cm. 

This work is one of my very first. It shows a small country house surrounded by dark shadows, bright autumn leaves, while the sunlight stresses and moves forward the shapes of the house itself.

"Italy. Arc. Light.", 2011, oil on hardboard, 50 x 40 cm.

This work is about the shiny streets of Italy. The arc and the contrasts stress the perspective, and the figure completes the composition.

"Evening In Lvov", 2013, oil on canvas, 50 x 40 cm. 

This painting shows the beauty of ancient city of Lvov in the evening. The bright colors stress the space and the people complete the scene.

"Fairytale Surf", 2009, oil on hardboard, 40 x 50 cm.

This is one of my first works devoted to sunrises and sunsets. I meant to show the beauty of the bright evening sky combined with the dynamics of the water. The ship completes the scene and stresses the center.

"Sun. Wind. Sails.", 2012, oil on hardboard, 50 x 50 cm. 

This work was meant to deliver the dynamics of the wind that moves light sails. It was made a little abstract to draw more attention to the forms. The work was made with palette-knife like most of my artworks.

    Hi everyone! My name is Nikita Manokhin, I am a painter from Ukraine. Today I've decided to start my own blog and first of all I would like to tell some general information about myself.

    So, I was born in 1989 in a small town of Mariupol in Ukraine, in the artist family. I must admit, I didn't have any affection to arts or painting during my first years. Painting was quite a difficult discipline for me at school, I didn't attend any professional painting classes then. Foreign languages were much more interesting for me, so eventually in 2005 I finished Mariupol City Lyceum, English language faculty.

    As for my capabilities, they had first shown up when I was 16, I started with pencil portraits made by photos. Then my mother noticed it and proposed me to study architecture. Having prepared myself for the exams, I entered Donbass National Academy Of Architecture And Civil Engineering and in 2011 graduated from there as a Specialist of Architecture. However, I didn't have much passion and love towards architecture. I was lucky to meet my mentor, a well-known and established Donetsk artist, at the Academy. He had taught me many things and directed me onto the road I'm walking today. So, now I continue studying and self-improvement. I am interested in new knowledge and skills. I also take part in different art events and exhibitions. My artworks are being exhibited and sold in Mariupol and Kyiv. Several works are in private collections in Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany, As for figures, I've made over 120 artworks since 2009. I have a goal of devoting myself to my favorite field of activity that is painting and making myself an established professional artist.

    In my art I prefer the style of impressionism, oil, palette knife, hardboard and canvas, alla prima technique. The subject of my art is most commonly landscape, street views, Italian views, Venice, Genoa etc. However, I also create still-life and portraits, some works of mine are made with acrylic colors, charcoal, sanguine and pencil. My favorite painters of the past years are Claude Monet, William Turner and Nicolai Fechin. As for modern artists, I enjoy the works of Françoise Nielly, Jonas Gerard, Nikolai Blokhin.

    So, that was some brief information about me, and now I'm going to exhibit my art here. I would be very glad, if you like it, because it is the purpose of an artist - to bring joy into the lives of the viewers.