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Elena Nikolaeva

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Acrylics, watercolour, mixed media, sculpture, teaching.

​Acrylics, watercolour, mixed media, sculptures... in my studio you may find a variety of work of different media and sizes.  Also I welcome students who want to learn painting or who want to widen their skills or their techniques.

As far back as I can remember , I was always playing with different materials and objects which my environment provided.  Either an odd piece of firewood, or a rusty metal part from the machinery in my father’s workshop, I loved to touch them, feel their texture, weight, smell. From an early time I saw various images emerging from these ordinary shapes and forms.  I was deep in my fantasy world like, probably, any other kid in any part of the world.

And then I discovered COLOUR! It was something magic for me: the whole universe of colour within the universe of visual arts. I almost forgot my “materialistic” passion while painting everything in sight.  During many years I was deeply into mixing, intermingling, merging, pasting,… playing with colours. They were talking to me, revealing to me their secrets, singing to me their beautiful songs..

The Colours were shaping my life. I chose the University of Architecture, Design and Fine Arts in my native city Ekaterinburg, Russia. Colour grabbed me tight throughout the years of my study and later, through the years of my teaching at the same university in the painting department.

And until now, living in New Zealand, being a full time artist and a tutor, I am still under the spell of Colour. I always like to share the knowledge I obtain, the passion I have. Throughout all my adult life I have been teaching painting . In Russia at the university…. here in New Zealand…. running classes of acrylic, oils and watercolour painting for adults, for those who want to learn this very special language of colour, the language of magic illusion of the visual arts.

Beauty is everywhere, but sometimes we are too busy to notice it. Or at other times we are locked within the limits of a conventional point of view.  Let’s break the borders, the routine and ordinary. Let’s have a fresh look around, and we will be amazed by how different and beautiful our world is! "

Ph: 09 431 4741
Mob: 021157 1730

E: enikonzealand@gmail.com
www.art-of-elena-nikolaeva.info

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  • Home
  • Artists
    • Artists Profiles A - Z >
      • Desiree Alexandre
      • Marina Bagley
      • Rebecca Barclay Clist
      • Sarah Barnett
      • Lindsay Blanchett-Burton
      • Ann Bolton
      • Mary-Anne Boyd
      • Janine Brougham
      • Sarah C
      • Emma Caiman​
      • Edie Chappell
      • Leslie Cleary
      • Wendy Clifford
      • Britta Conrad
      • Chris Cowley-Thomson
      • Daphne Davies
      • Marilyn Davies
      • Ailsa Dennis
      • John Ecuyer
      • Shirley Emerson
      • Ngaire Evans
      • Nicola Everett
      • Gayle Forster
      • Linda Foster
      • Jean Fountain
      • Jocelyn Friis
      • Nina Gastreich
      • Linda Gilbert
      • Pauline Gough
      • Andy Griffiths
      • Josie Gritten
      • Jan Grover
      • Christine den Hartogh
      • Bineta Hinton
      • Angella Hockenhull
      • Arran Hockenhull
      • Mike Hooton
      • Ann Howard
      • David Just
      • Paul Walter Kaiser
      • Rosina Kamphuis
      • Michelle Kenner
      • Susanne Khouri
      • Wendy Leach
      • Jenny Macpherson
      • Pauline Mann
      • Gordon Stewart McGibbon
      • Cliff McPherson
      • Samantha Minnery
      • Cheryl Mitchell
      • Christine Moginie
      • Philippa Murray-Aynsley
      • Elena Nikolaeva
      • Tom Nordmeier
      • Deva Prem
      • Elke Radewald
      • Lloyd Rayner
      • Neil Reid
      • Kathleen Reynolds
      • Melanie Rodriga
      • Roland Seibertz
      • Donna Shadick
      • Logan Simich-Burr
      • Hugo Simpson
      • Toni Smith
      • Ramari Tauroa-Tibble
      • Susan Taylor
      • Mandy Thomsett-Taylor
      • Colin Unkovich
      • Jeanette Vickers
      • Pamela Volkov
      • Wayne Whyte
      • Kevin Willcocks
      • Karen Williamson
      • Judy Wood
      • Laura Worrall
      • Margaret Wright
    • Search all members
  • Exhibitions
    • Exhibitions, Current
    • Exhibition Calendar
    • Printable Calendar
    • Exhibitions, External
    • Exhibitions, Past
    • Gold and Oil: The Legacy and Menace of the Niagara
    • Magical Mangawhai 2018
    • Stingray Project 2017
  • Art Trail 2021
  • In The News
  • About MAI
    • Mission Statement
    • MAI Committee & Organisation Structure
    • Sponsors
    • Contact Us
  • Workspace
  • Join
  • Friends of MAI
    • Become a Friend of Mangawhai Artists
  • Members
    • Gallery and Workspace use guidelines
    • Gallery and Exhibitions >
      • Gallery Handbook
      • Gallery dimensions
      • Using the gallery
      • Staffing the Gallery
    • Christmas Exhibition
    • Annual General Meeting 2020
    • New members
    • New MAI logo
    • Art Trail (members)
    • Applying for an Exhibition
    • MAI email directory
    • Creating an Artists Profile
    • Members' discounts
    • Beware of art scams
    • KAA >
      • Kaipara Art Award information for artists
    • Business and Planning
    • Health and Safety
    • Resources >
      • Books
      • Catalogues
      • Pottery & Ceramics
      • Crafts
      • Magazines & Journals
  • YOUTH ART SHOWCASE
  • Blog
    • Auction >
      • Live Auction Catalogue
      • Silent Auction Catalogue
  • Pledge messages
  • Workshops 2021
    • Art Workshops and Classes
    • Holiday art classes for kids
    • Workshops calendar
    • Tutors 2021 >
      • Tutor: Kalvin Collins & Shalini Anjaiya
      • Tutor: Nicola Everett
      • Tutor: Andy Griffiths
      • Tutor: Wendy Leach
      • Tutor: Christine Moginie
      • Tutor: Elena Nikolaeva
      • Tutor: Raewyn Vague
      • Tutor: Karen Williamson
      • Tutor: Evan Woodruffe
  • Admin
    • Executive sub-committee
    • Meeting papers
    • Membership
    • Minutes