About Me
IRINA KRYUCHKOVA FINE ART
My beloved dog is Weimaraner Forrest, more precisely Forrest Gump, I named him after the hero of the film of the same name. He changed my life and thanks to him I began to better understand nature and animals. Thanks to him, I got into the world of those who are passionate about their pets. Thanks to him, I turned to drawing pets and wild animals.
The relationships of people and animals are my fascination. They are in our world. We are in theirs. We are bound by our nature and the world we share. How we see each other is what moves me to create.
My style and creativity I honed by studying in an art studio of academic drawing by Ludmila Perec, numerous master classes and trainings at the Summer School of the Repin Academy of Arts.
You can read interview with me in IW World Magazine 2019 Autumn release – press to read
Experience
My portraits are based on the true likeness, uniqueness and character of your pets. I try to convey more in a portrait than photography can, which will make this portrait special to your heart. A SHORT MOMENT IN TIME, CAPTURED FOREVER.
I have had an experience of drawing pets that are still with us and pets that have sadly crossed the rainbow bridge. I take the utmost care and attention to all my paintings.
My artworks adorn walls in Canada, America, Europe, South Africa, Australia and Japan.
2009 – preparatory courses for the Latvian Academy of Arts
2012 – Summer School of the Repin Academy of Arts
2012 – 2015 Art Studio of academic drawing Lyudmila Perec
2018 – EXHIBITION “OUTDOOR RIGA“
2019 – INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION HORSE ART, JUMBISH CREATION CURATORS CHOICE
2019 – Interview in “IW World” magazine
2020 – INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION ANIMAL PORTRAIT-FOUR PRIZES
2021 – Interview in “Ierdie” magazine(Netherlands)
2022 – Interview in “Magzoid” magazine(Dubai,UAE)
2023 – Interview in Irish Wolfhound Club of America magazine “Harp&Hound”
2024 -Latvian-Chinese Watercolor Exhibition
2025 – Participation in the exhibition “Drawing. Latvia Through the Eyes of Artist”(BIArt Gallery,2025)
Distinctions:
Signature Member of The Pastel Society of America
