VLAD DUCHEV

My Plein Air paintings comes from plein air competition events, and from a daily study painting outside of competitions. The daily study work is the main step in the process of creating the painting in the studio.

My studio work comes from analyzing a lot of my study-work and my plein air paintings. To me it is more analyzed, and more organized process of paintings that comes from my soul. But it is impossible to do a studio painting without plein air study.

Sometimes it seems to me that I need to break free from the restrictions created by the classical school. I call it "Getting Wild", or "I want to be who I am". This collection is a prime example of those days when I feel this way.