Ukrainian Artist Serhii Komornyi Discusses Pastel Landscapes and Artistic Influences

Ukrainian graphic artist and painter Serhii Komornyi creates featherlight landscapes using soft pastels, a technique he has deliberately chosen and developed for many years. His work, which depicts billowing clouds and delicate flowers, offers glimpses of fleeting seasonal bliss with textures recalling etched surfaces. Komornyi trained at the Kharkiv State School of Art and is a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine, where he serves on the board. He works from a studio in Chuguev, Ukraine, located 50 meters from the studio of Ilya Repin. The artist describes himself as a plein air painter who draws inspiration from nature's rhythms and energetic vortices. His artistic influences include Vincent van Gogh, Gustav Klimt, and Alphonse Mucha, artists he says shared his perception of surrounding rhythms. Komornyi's work has been exhibited in Ukraine and Germany and featured in the Saatchi Art Catalog. He works while listening to music by Thom Yorke, Radiohead, Depeche Mode, Muse, and Queen. The artist plans to devote himself entirely to his art until the end of his life.