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The Nutcracker - An Everlasting Star - A Christmas Favorite Inspiring The Arts

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THE NUTCRACKER - AN EVERLASTING STAR By Anastasia Elena Baranoff | Egg Tempera Movement On thrilling silver screens and radio airwaves, in bustling cafés and shops, the iridescent Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and the prestissimo Trepak, sound the arrival of the holiday season. A dear tradition, these magical melodies accompany us through the years, as does a curious, vivid character. This finely crafted German star of Christmas festivities was fated to become a prominent cultural figure. Indeed, the Nussknacker / Nutcracker sparked a centuries-long surge of artistic creativity in its various forms.   The Nutcracker – Christmas Eve Is Here At Last By Elena Vladimir Baranoff | Close-Up | Copyright © Elena Vladimir Baranoff | 2005               In late autumn of 1816, all-embracing Renaissance man E.T.A. Hoffmann authored the whimsical Nussknacker und Mausekönig / Nutcracker and Mouse King. Celebrating his frien
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A Stirring Renaissance - Egg Tempera Movement - Making Art History

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One fine London summer’s day, while great white pelicans basked in sunlight on the lake, we originated a restoration of the legendary egg tempera art medium, sitting on a St. James’s Park bench. Exploring the ancient fine art technique of egg tempera and focusing on the inception of Egg Tempera Movement, “Egg Tempera: Mixing Past and Future”, a feature story written by egg tempera master fine artist Elena Vladimir Baranoff, starred in Artists On Art Magazine and Realism Today, a leading publication celebrating American artists trained in traditional methods. Dry Pigment For Egg Tempera, Brush & Egg Shell EGG TEMPERA: MIXING PAST AND FUTURE Selected Excerpts Everyone knows Florentine masters Sandro Botticelli, Domenico Ghirlandaio, Fra Filippo Lippi, and deeply admires their astounding art, the brilliant, velvety colors of their paintings – that is egg tempera, one of the most historic fine art techniques known to mankind…. The expression “Greatness
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Genuine Egg Tempera - An Enigmatic Amalgam

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Variety of a single color and its tones, the transition from one pronounced shade to the next, in degrees of saturation and density, are the foundation of a painting’s palette. The unique relationship between hues, harmoniously united in an artwork, is ruled by the auteur vision and individual style of the artist. GENUINE EGG TEMPERA: AN ENIGMATIC AMALGAM , a feature article written by genuine egg tempera master fine artists Elena Vladimir Baranoff and Anastasia Elena Baranoff, looks at the way color plays in a fine art composition and focuses on the exceptional pigment Lapis Lazuli. The Brush Of Genuine Egg Tempera Master Fine Artist Elena Vladimir Baranoff | Lapis Lazuli & Gold GENUINE EGG TEMPERA: AN ENIGMATIC AMALGAM Selected Excerpts The myriad of tones help to uncover the meaning and inner content of images, infuse originality into action and mood, showing the world in its diversity, aesthetically affecting the viewer …. Derived from natural so
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Orchestrating Imaginative Fine Artworks - The Creation Of Fantastical Worlds

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In an exclusive interview to Fine Art Connoisseur | Fine Art Today, the premier American publication for informed collectors, genuine egg tempera fine artist Anastasia Elena Baranoff speaks to Andrew Webster, Editor of Fine Art Today, reflecting on her creative process and life as an artist. “While some artists carefully plan and execute every element within their work, others prefer a more organic creative process — like the flowing method by which ascending egg tempera painter Anastasia Elena Baranoff creates a unique fantastical world in which her emotions and experiences are shared with the viewer.” Anastasia Elena Baranoff Painting At The Easel   HOW CREATIVITY FLOWS THROUGH HER By Andrew Webster Selected Excerpts Fifth-generation fine artist Anastasia Elena Baranoff has undoubtedly had some incredible moments in her life, as evidenced by her fantastical and beautifully executed egg tempera paintings. Having experienced inspiration in many
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"Awakening" - The Fine Art Of Self-Portraiture

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Self-portraiture presents a unique occasion for a painter to immerse oneself in a moving exploration of identity and inspiration. Created in 2017 in the ancient medium of genuine egg tempera, so rarely practiced by fine artists in our modern age, “Awakening” is the first self-portrait in my professional artistic life, presenting a personal point of view as a modern day artist. Egg tempera master fine artist Elena Vladimir Baranoff shines a spotlight on artistry and inspiration in her feature article “Awakening”: Reflection on Self-Portraiture and Creativity”, seen in Realism Today, a leading publication celebrating American artists trained in traditional methods. "Awakening" (A Self-Portrait) By Elena Vladimir Baranoff | Genuine Egg Tempera On Board AWAKENING: REFLECTION ON SELF-PORTRAITURE AND CREATIVITY Selected Excerpts Being a fine art painter, who envisions and originates artwork on themes of
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