Veronika Arto (Ovchinnikova)
This work captures an authentic Alpine landscape, rendered in a fluid, post-impressionist manner. It was created as a spontaneous counterpoint to a realistic study of the same vista; while this piece has a "realistic sibling," each remains entirely unique. Through an intimate understanding of the composition and color palette, I am able to apply masterful, gestural strokes that emphasize emotional and conceptual depth. The alpine fog strips the surfaces of their shadows, presenting a fascinating challenge: how to translate three-dimensional volume onto a flat plane without disrupting the landscape's essence. While abstract, the forms remain recognizable to those familiar with the terrain near Dorfgastein. For the artist, this scenery also evokes a sense of nostalgia, echoing the rolling relief of her homeland.

Materials - Oil on canvas
Size - 9 2/5 × 7 1/10 × 3/5 in | 24 × 18 × 1.5 cm
Rarity - Unique
Medium - Painting
Signature - Hand-signed by artist, Signed on the back of the canvas
Certificate of authenticity - Included (issued by gallery)
Frame - Not included


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Veronika Arto (Ovchinnikova)
An artist's vision is defined by the deliberate choice of what to emphasize and what to submerge. This work explores the delicate hierarchy of focus, accentuating specific elements while allowing others to recede into the atmospheric background. In this composition, the artist achieves a harmonious equilibrium: the interplay between warm and cool tones, the contrast between an expressive, emotional shrub with its last autumn leaves and a large, dormant winter tree, and the narrative tension between the prominent rooster and the semi-abstract, ethereal figures of the hens. The distinct treatment of the foreground planes and the fluid masses of the background is the result of a rigorous analysis of spatial depth and aerial perspective. Executed in a post-impressionist style, the work captures the essence of the rural mountain landscape of Dorfgastein, transforming a pastoral scene into a sophisticated study of perception and form.

Materials - Oil on canvas
Size - 35 2/5 × 23 3/5 × 1 1/2 in | 90 × 60 × 3.8 cm
Rarity - Unique
Medium - Painting
Signature - Hand-signed by artist, Signature at the bottom of the canvas
Certificate of authenticity - Included (issued by gallery)
Frame - Not included


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Veronika Arto (Ovchinnikova)
This work served as a pivotal study for the large-scale painting, "Ideal Relationship." It offers a rare glimpse into the evolution of the artist's creative process and the refinement of the initial conceptual thought. In this piece, the interplay of spatial planes, color harmonies, and proportions was rigorously analyzed on a smaller scale to ensure the successful execution of the more ambitious, larger work. It stands as a sophisticated exploration of balance and form, capturing the essential artistic decisions that shaped the final masterpiece.

Materials - Oil on canvas
Size - 9 2/5 × 7 1/10 × 3/5 in | 24 × 18 × 1.5 cm
Rarity - Unique
Medium - Painting
Signature - Hand-signed by artist, Signed on the back of the canvas
Certificate of authenticity - Included (issued by gallery)
Frame - Not included


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Veronika Arto (Ovchinnikova)
This work captures a winter morning in the market town of Bad Hofgastein. Part of a series of four unique variations, this version represents a pivotal moment in my artistic inquiry. Here, I consciously depart from realism, choosing to heighten the atmosphere by subduing the traditional sky-blue tones. By doing so, I focus the viewer's attention entirely on the first piercing rays of sunlight as they break over the mountain ridge and dissolve into the morning fog. In this exploration of form and color, my goal was to preserve the raw sense of wonder and the anticipation of a miracle that a real landscape can evoke. The composition is built through the interplay of light beams and their reflections off surfaces planes.

Materials - Oil on canvas
Size - 11 4/5 × 15 7/10 × 3/5 in | 30 × 40 × 1.5 cm
Rarity - Unique
Medium - Painting
Signature - Hand-signed by artist, Signature at the bottom of the canvas
Certificate of authenticity - Included (issued by gallery)
Frame - Not included


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Veronika Arto (Ovchinnikova)
Throughout my life, I have witnessed only a few true wonders, and this scene is one of them. To simultaneously observe the world both above and beneath the fog from an opposing mountain peak is, for an artist, an invaluable experience of pure perception. This work explores a striking visual and existential contrast. Below lies the "twilight life" a flat, monochromatic world of muted grey and brown tones, where the somber, evenly lit snow dissolves into a featureless mist. In stark opposition, the space above the fog erupts into a luminous, three-dimensional realm. Here, soft pastel clouds shimmer where the sun has struck the peaks, framed by a brilliant, crystalline blue sky. This fleeting encounter with the sublime serves as a powerful illustration of the human condition. The boundary between the terrestrial and the celestial is bridgeable, yet it remains obscured by a loss of landmarks and a lack of clear purpose. The fog acts as a psychological threshold: from below, it appears as an end point avoid where everything vanishes and progress feels futile. In reality, this shroud conceals a future of unimaginable beauty, illustrating our struggle to move forward when the destination is ephemeral and the path is hidden in uncertainty.

Materials - Oil on canvas
Size - 35 2/5 × 23 3/5 × 3/5 in | 90 × 60 × 1.5 cm
Rarity - Unique
Medium - Painting
Signature - Hand-signed by artist, Signature at the bottom of the canvas
Certificate of authenticity - Included (issued by gallery)
Frame - Not included


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