MARIANA KALACHEVA - ALISA

MARIANA KALACHEVA - ALISA

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About

My usual art techniques are oil painting, acrylics or mixed technique by incorporating art materials from the reality and the daily life of the observer. These techniques are a mixture of light, images, pattern, texture, color, figuration, all related to art nouveau, secession, abstraction, surrealism and naive deformation of the detail which often converts to a three dimensional space. The typical foundation materials I ususally use are organic handmade paper, dried flowers, oil and acrylics, scrap of old oil paints, Venetian plaster, ceramics, fabrics, structure pastes and sands. I sometimes finish the composition with golden leafs to emphasize the embellishment often interpreted as a piece of secession ornament.

Born in Bulgaria, living and working in France and currently in USA, being an artist for more than 23 years, I built imperceptibly a parallel world intriguing and provoking me with endlessly interesting stories, personages and inspiring pictures of life. I am a travelling artist with many faces, searching and keeping the balance between the rational and irrational beginning, physical and mind’s metamorphosis, flourishing in a variety of challenging shapes and colors.


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26 years in business
Serves Baton Rouge , LA

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    Marc L.

    She explains the techniques in simple words and practices with you till you get it right. A great painter, quick-witted and funny - she makes the time fly and I cant wait for the next lesson
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    December 04, 2019

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    Siana C.

    We had great experience. As a teacher she is excellent. Very descriptive and her teaching was very successful with my daughter. So I would recommend her strongly as an art teacher.
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    December 04, 2019

    Frequently asked questions

    My first meeting to the new student is always related to making a conversation about different topics like:

    -interests, goals, impacts, favorite art and artists, questions about the personal life and s.o.

    Depending on the age of the student, I make a plan what we could start with / techniques, compositions, constructing habbits, preferances, art- abilities / 

    I have Master and Bachelor degree in Education of Fine Arts and the followed skills and practices:

    Graphics, Graphic design, Drawing, Composition, Painting, Sculpture, Art History, Esthetics, Philosophy, Printmaking, Pedagogy, Painting Technology and Rebuilding, Illustration;

    Adobe phototshop, Adobe Illustrator, My Paint, 3D Max studio

    Every lesson is hapening in my studio, in a nice environment and my students are well taken care of.

    I provide the art materials except the *custom orders. 

    Every lesson includes a theory and a practice. The student can create an artwork by one or two lessons /depends on the task and the composition/.

    I started teaching friends and their children occasionally more than 10 years ago.

    My next approoach was in South of France 2014 - 2016. I used to teach students preparing for the Art Colleges and Art Schools. 

    I had students of different age - from 4 y.o. kids till 50 y.o. clients.

    Baton Rouge Gallery - Surreal salon / January, 2018 / 2019

    Glassel Gallery, Baton Rouge, Women in the Arts 1983 - 1990

    White light nights, Baton Rouge,  2018

    White Linen Night, New Orleans

    Art Revolution in Taipei, Taiwan

    Art Basel Miami, 2018

    Art3f Cannes- International Contemporary Art Fair, Cannes, France

    Exhibition of Art Naif in Barcelona, BCM Gallery, Barcelona, Spain

    Bianoscuro  Art Events , Art Fair Bologna, Italy

    La Biennale di Venezia - 2018, Venice, Italy 

    I would advise him/her to be relaxed and realistic in his/her expectations, depending on the plans and aims. 

    How important is this class for them? 

    What time and efforts would they invest into these lessons? 

    Do they expect to build a professional art skills or their plan is simply enjoying the process? 


    Services offered

    Painting
    Drawing