019 EGLE LIPEIKAITE (Vilna, Lithuania 1971)
I was born in Vilnius, Lithuania in 1971. In 1982-1986 I have attended a school of arts and in 1994 graduated from the Vilnius Academy of Art, Vilnius, Lithuania. Before entering the Academy, I have attended a watercolor studio by Vytautas Peciukonis in 1987. There I fell in love with the wet-on-wet watercolor. Since 2002 I showed my watercolors at personal exhibitions in Lithuania and participated in the International Watercolor Biennials. In 2009 I established my own watercolor studio in Vilnius, where I teach watercolor painting to both children and adults. Currently there are around 100 active students.
In the World Watercolor Competition in 2014, France I became one of the 23 finalists among 2000 watercolor artists.
Exhibitions:
2003 8th International Watercolor Biennial in Namur, Belgium
2005 9th International Watercolor Biennial in Namur, Belgium
2007 10th International Watercolor Biennial in Namur, Belgium
2009 11th International Watercolor Biennial in Namur, Belgium
2011 12th International Watercolor Biennial in Namur, Belgium
2014 World Watercolor Competition, Narbonne, France
2015 Masters of Watercolor, Sankt-Petersburg, Russia
2015 Mexico City 1st International Watercolor Exhibit
2015 Fabriano in Watercolor, Italy
2015 Sperlonga watercolor Festival, Italy
2015 Mail Art Exhibition, Thessaloniki, Greece
2015 International Watercolor Biennial, Slovenia
2015 LovE@rth Watercolor Exhibition, Indonesia
2015 International Festival of Watercolor, Albania
2015 IWS India Biennale Harmony through Watercolor, India
2015 Watercolor Exhibition of Belgium, International Biennial, Belgium
2016 International Watercolor Triennial Exhibition – Varna, Bulgaria
2016 1st International watercolor society Canada Biennale, Vancouver
2016 International watercolor exhibition Baltic Bridges, Kaunas, Lithuania
2017 1st International Watercolor Festival, Portugal
2017 Fabriano in Watercolor, Italy
2017 2nd International Watercolor Biennale Ha Noi, Vietnam
2018 Masters of Watercolor, Sankt-Petersburg, Russia
2018 International Watercolor Exhibition “Sensazioni” Acri, Italy
2018 International Watercolor exhibition “Sea unites” Jurmala, Latvia
2019 International Watercolor Festival, Peru
2019 3rd International Watercolor Biennale, IWS Vietnam
2019 1st International exhibition and festival of Watercolour, IWS Finland, Helsinki
2019 Finalist of the “Step by Step” competition, Poland
2019 Watercolor Art Zurich, Switzerland
2019 Finalist of the 14th Art Renewal Center Salon competition
2019 V International Watercolor Biennial Caudete, Spain
Water watercolour series
It happened on a sunny, yet windy, day of fall. I walked on the bank of a lake and observed water. I saw a cold reflection of the sky that was interspersed by the stones lying on the warm sandy bed. The sun ray was jumping like fish on waves. Surges were continuously revealing and diffusing the depth of the underwater world. This cast a spell over me.
As soon as it came to life on wet paper, this watercolour inspired me to create many works depicting water. Lively water that blends with watercolour paint has drawn me into a long and joyous creative process. I started to dream water and to reflect its different moods.
To create a picture, I have chosen the wet-on-wet technique, that is my favourite. I started at the top and worked down weaving the images like a carpet. It was hard to pick the right shade of colour that combines the coldness of the sky and the warmth of the lake bed. It would be difficult to improve afterwards.
I created water watercolours series in my studio, based on my live impressions, watercolour sketches painted by the lake and the photoes.
Nacida en Vilna, Lituania en 1971. En 1982-1986 asistió a una escuela de artes y en 1994 se graduó en la Academia de Arte de Vilna, Vilna, Lituania. Antes de ingresar a la Academia, asistió a un estudio de acuarelas de Vytautas Peciukonis en 1987. Allí se enamoró de la acuarela mojado sobre mojado. Desde 2002 muestra mis acuarelas en exposiciones personales en Lituania y participa en las Bienales Internacionales de Acuarelas. En 2009 estableció su propio estudio de acuarela en Vilnius, donde enseña pintura de acuarela a niños y adultos. Actualmente hay tiene alrededor de 100 estudiantes activos.
En el Concurso Mundial de Acuarela en 2014, Francia, se convertía en uno de los 23 finalistas entre 2000 artistas de la acuarela.
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