Irina De Vicente

My name is Irina De Vicente, I´m Russian based in Galicia (Spain).

I´m an artist, a teacher of folk painting and a founder of The International Online Folk Art School "Masterskaya of Irina De Vicente" where I teach students from all over the world unique techniques of Russian Folk Art.

I studied History of Arts in The Imperial Academy of Arts in St.Petersburg and Russian folk art painting from professional folk artists. I also studied academic oil painting and drawing with academic teachers.

My favourite Russian folk art style is "Khokhloma". This style was created by Russian peasants in the forests near the Volga River in XVII century. The unique technology taken from icon painters allowed to create golden-colored wooden dishes without the use of gold. The most ancient composition is graphical in three colors (red, black, golden). From XIX century artists of Khokhloma started to use berries, flowers and birds.

In 2020 I have created the first in the history online painting course of Khokhloma painting in English language which called "Russian Mandalas". It has not lost his popularity to this day.

Khokhloma painting is my way to express my inner, my mood and my feelings, my personal meditation.