Lyudmila

Clark

Lyudmila Tomova is an award-winning artist, well-recognized nationally and internationally for her unique impressionist style. Currently, she paints figures, portraits, murals and landscapes in oil, watercolor and acrylic. She merges abstract and realistic elements together to create mood, movement and an impression of the world around and within us. Her painting style adds spontaneity, boldness and elegance all at once telling magical stories and evoking complex emotions. Originally from Sofia, Bulgaria, Lyudmila immigrated to the US in 1990 and lived in New York City working as a full-time painter, editorial illustrator and designer, exhibiting nationally and abroad. Her strong education in Classical realism from the Sofia’s Academy of Fine Arts and later from FIT in New York where she earned a BFA degree in Illustration, as well as her diverse artistic experience has established her as one of the most versatile and prolific artists in the Triangle. Lyudmila resides in Cary and teaches watercolor, oil, acrylic and drawing workshop in various locations in North Carolina and exhibits nationally and abroad.

Movement and mood are at the core of my artistic style. I merge both abstract and traditional painting in a loose painterly way to create an energetic and impactful artwork. My painting philosophy is to interpret reality and not copy it. I paint quickly with large gestural strokes free of preconceived logical steps, infusing passion and excitement. A fleeting moment is captured and transformed by means of rules and omissions, acceptance and refusal, luring the viewer round and round in circles. The brush strokes are moving, pushing, emerging and overwhelming, but never still and quiet. Sometimes, I jokingly call my approach “create-destroy-create” for this is exactly how I approach my work – a brush stroke is laid down on the paper and then part is taken away, followed by a new one in an ever-continuing, intuitive rhythm of gestures.

Acrylic, Drawing, Oil / Alkyd, Pen/Ink, Watercolor/Gouache

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