Ekaterina Armstrong, nee Ganchukova is a Russian Artist who has been painting and a teacher of Art for over 15 years in her home City of Pyatigorsk, Russia where she was inspired by Mt Elbrus in the Caucasus Mountains. Ekaterina now lives in Coventry and is happy to be closer to the inspirations of the Lake District landscapes and to explore the peaks and valleys of Wales.
Ekaterina's work features a wide range of subjects which include coastal seascapes, abstract landscapes, sealife, floral and fantasies, her painting mediums include oil paintings, acrylic paintings, watercolor paintings and pastel paintings. Ekaterina's site features galleries of her past and current work, some of which are offered for sale. Ekaterina has taken the opportunity to temporary remove a few of her works from the gallery whilst they are framed.
Ekaterina is a modern artist and all artwork within her fine art galleries is original artwork.
Russian Art and the Russian Artist has a distinct style from their Western counterparts and thus the interest in Russian Art continues to grow. The market in Russian Art has only been open for the last 15 years since the days of Glasnost. The life of the Russian artist is totally dedicated to hard work. Training in the education system required total commitment, talent and perseverance, therefore much was to be gained by achievement. The role of the artist was held in high regard by both the government and the greater society.
Today, the market in Russian Art continues to grow and many people regard Russian Art to be a long term investment opportunity.
Ekaterina would like to have any business contacts with people who are interested in her as an artist and a person of creative works. Please, feel free to contact her if you are interested in her work and you would like further details. The Midlands will now be the centre of her future work, although she has also been inspired by the beautiful landscapes of the Lake District, which remind her very much of her home region. Ekaterina looks forward to organising her first exhibition in Coventry in 2008 where you will be able to come along and meet her in person.
Ekaterina Ganchukova was born in 1964 in Pyatigorsk, Russia, a resort town situated in the Stavropol region of the Caucasus mountains. She is an artist by profession and a graduate from the famous Art College Abramtsevskoye in Moscow. Katerina's specialisation is of small size sculptures and paintings in all mediums. Most of her sculptures are made from stone. Before moving to join her husband in Plymouth, Devon Katerina used to teach sculpture together with painting to her students at the both the Art School and the Industrial Art College in Pyatigorsk. Katerina worked as a teacher for 15 years and loved her profession because it's really creative work and she loves children.
Katerina's paintings have been exhibited in Pyatigorsk and the Stavropol region and some of them she sells. If you would like to see and get to know more about Katerina's recent, past and current creative work, then please go to the gallery section or follow the links on the right hand side to either the appropriate gallery or direct to the individual works of art.
The preferred method of payments for Katerina's artistic works is PayPal. Due to a recent incident, Katerina only accepts cheques from within the United Kingdom, all requests for payments by cheque will be subject to several security checks. Please note, that this site operates a strict policy of notifing the local Law Enforcement Agencies whenever a scam is suspected.
This site welcomes the exchange of links from fellow artists, art galleries, art shops and art directories. To request a reciporal link to us please complete the appropriate form on the Resources page.
Ekaterina is also a commission artist and accepts commissions in any medium and to any scale. For further details please visit the Commissions page.
Latest News:
10 January 2008.
2007 has been very hectic twelve months, at the beginning of the year my husband transferred up to the Midlands with his job and I stopped down in Plymouth until we had found a buyer for our property. In October the house sale took place and I was able to join the other members of my family in Coventry. Not that I've been idle during this time, I have completed four new works and currently have two additional projects near to completion. We hope to add the four completed works to the web-site in the near future. In addition we have also framed several additional works and once again will update these details shortly.
Fantasy Gallery
Ekaterina's creative and unique fantasy works of art, focusing on her 'Freedom' theme.
Landscapes Gallery
Ekaterina's favourite theme, a selection of paintings and pastel drawings of landscapes from the British Isles and the Caucasus Mountains of Russia.
Sea Life Gallery
Ekaterina's new Sea Life theme, paintings and drawings using a various selection of artist mediums.
Seascapes Gallery
Seascape paintings of selective locations around the Devon and Cornwall coastline.
Photograph Gallery
A selection of photographs of Devon, Cornwall, Moscow and the Caucasus Mountains taken by Ekaterina and her husband during their recent travels.
