Maxim Grunin - Landscape Painting 2011

Summer Green, 30"X40", oil on canvas, 2011

I can't help but get inspired by the summer landscape I find right around the corner from my house. Most of my days are spent working at the studio, but when I get outside there is this captivating environment calling for my attention.

Figure Painting In Acrylic by Maxim Grunin

Untitled, 30"X40", acrylic on canvas, 2011

Landscape painting time-lapse by Maxim Grunin

1st part of the video landscape painting. It is interesting to see how exactly the artist approaches his work. What motivates Maxim Grunin when it comes to his job as a studio painter? How does he create his paintings?



2nd part of the video where Maxim Grunin keeps working on his landscape painting and eventually finishes it. These videos are time-lapse of the actual process which takes a little longer in real time.

At The Park, 24"X30", acrylic on canvas, 2009 - landscape painting by Maxim Grunin

"At The Park" is a red-brown, ochre, black and white colored canvas. This painting reflects the setting of a park next door, where I and other people go for a little bit of exercise and fresh air. Some pathways at the park look especially vivid and painterly, they invite me to stop and admire them. When constructing a painting I look for brush mark , palette knife mark or a spill mark appropriate for making objects look "nature like" and at the same time I want the picture to be on the edge of abstraction. I also want my painting to be fluid and moving. Broad paint strokes and rich surface quality of the painting are designed to capture viewer's attention. "Park Run" carries some of the quiet and yet powerful beauty of nature.

Woods By The Soccer field - contemporary landscape painting by Maxim Grunin

"Woods by the soccer field" are often found near schools and recreation areas in North America. These patches of trees are part of the plant life infrastructure of the city. Walking into such patch will place you in a spot where many creatures such as squirrels and birds find shelter. This painting takes the viewer into woods entered by strong, warm sunlight. The surface of this piece is textured with bold, expressive palette knife strokes as well as the paint splats. "Woods by the soccer field" creates a unique picture space examined by the viewer. This painting is ambiguous and semi-abstract

Maxim Grunin - CV

Education:
2002-2004 University of Waterloo, MFA
1996-2001 Ontario College of Art and Design
1988-1996 Art Schools in Russia, Israel, and Canada

Exhibitions:
2009 - 2011 eBay auctions
2008 Varley Art Gallery, Unionville, Ontario
2008 Richmond Hill Art Tour and Sale
2008 Mill Pond Gallery, Richmond Hill, Ontario
2008 Markham Theatre, Markham, Ontario
2008 Burr House Craft Gallery, Richmond Hill, Ontario
2007 Artcube Gallery, The Human Canvas, Toronto, Ontario
2007 Artcube Gallery, Weston Collective Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario
2007 RHATS, Richmond Hill, Ontario
2006 Mittica gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2006 Unknown Russia 7 and Russian America, CASE Museum of contemporary Russian art, Jersey City, NY
2005 Etobicoke civic centre Art Gallery, Colour and Form Society juried exhibition, (Award), Etobicoke, Ontario
2005 The poetry of the urban life, (solo show) Noveks Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2004 Propagandista, Toronto Free Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2004 Antecendants, Artery Gallery, Kitchener, Ontario
2004 BLANKETCHUPCHUK, Gallery 1313, Toronto, Ontario
2004 Mediated Environment, MFA thesis (solo) show, University of Waterloo Art Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario
2004 Drawing 2004, Juried Show, John B. Aird Gallery, (3rd prize), Toronto, Ontario
1999 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Ontario
1999 Scarborough Arts Council Exhibition, Ontario
1997 Malvern Town Centre, Scarborough, Ontario

Related Experiences:
Teaching drawing and painting privately 2000-2009
Teaching and assisting teaching during masters program 2002-2004
Internship under Andreas Jauss, Tubengen/Germany, July-August 2003

Scholarships/Awards:
2007 Distinction in The Arts, National Ethnic Press & Media Council of Canada, Honoris Causa
Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS), 2003
Senate Graduate Scholarship, 2002/2004
Shantz Fellowship Award