Atanas Matsoureff
1St Prize Winner Biennial "Fabriano Watercolour 2018"
Quiet Places
Watercolor Artist, Realist, Magic Realist. Self Taught. Living and working in Sofia, Bulgaria.
1975 - Born in the town of Bansko, Bulgaria.
1994 - Graduated from the woodcarving class in his native town.
1996 - Moved to live in Sofia, Bulgaria.
1998 - Discovered watercolour as a means of expression. Signature Member of AWS (American Watercolor Society) and IMWA (International Masters of Watercolor Alliance) and country representative for Bulgaria.
He has had 17 solo exhibitions and 44 joint exhibitions in all over the world, he is a winner of prestigious awards in Bulgaria and abroad, and his creative biography is rich and varied. Works of the artist are owned by private collections and museums in Bulgaria, Spain, Turkey, England, Greece, Canada, Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, France, Hungary, Italy, China, Thailand, Russia, Germany and USA.
more about me...
I paint from nature and I bow before the beauty and the forces of the Nature and the simple, ordinary things around us. Try to catch the spirit of each material and to touch the thing beyond reality. I usually see something I like, and the composition just becomes visible to my inner eye. Very often the composition is ready when I see it and I don’t change anything. Don’t like cluttered compositions; I prefer something simple, sometimes minimalistic and the same time rule breaking. I often touch objects to feel them. Sometimes I observe a landscape for a long time before I start painting it. Suddenly I feel that I know what I have to do, that I know the objects. It feels as they trust me. Sometimes I paint fast, sometimes very slowly; the very work determines it. I want my paintings to reflect everything I see or feel, to bring me closer to the essence of things. Technically don’t follow any rules.I’m not that interested in the technical part; emotions are much more important. Try to paint every new painting in a way that is different from the previous. Love discovering new methods. Thus I discover new opportunities. Watercolor has enormous large range of expressions. I combine many different techniques in the same painting. I use different types of paper depending on what I want to paint. Love to work on vintage and handmade papers. I fell in love with watercolor many years ago and dedicated all my time to this beautiful, versatile and really difficult medium.
See below the artworks in exhibition at the Paper and Watermark Museum of Fabriano from July 13th to September 30th
Watercolour cm 55.5x78
Watercolour cm 77x101.5
Watercolour sepia cm 42 x 55,5
Watercolour cm 55.5x78