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Published by Leonid Karapysh Art.
Leonid Karapysh was born in 1962 in Ukraine. Since 2003, with the family living in the USA. Living in Ukraine, Leonid studied at the art Studio from 1976 to 1980, where taught a pupil of the great painter Ilya Repin in the third generation, Anatoliy Demyanenko . While studying at the art Studio, the works were exhibited three times in Dnepropetrovsk, among young artists. Leonid won two prizes at exhibitions including art Studios of Ukraine, in Kiev. And Studio work Leonid Karapysh participated in the exhibition of national importance, in Moscow. In 1980 he was called to serve in the army painter decorator. In 1982 he resigned from the army. Then in 1990 he entered the all-Union Academy of fine arts, Department of painting and drawing. In 1995 he graduated from the Academy of arts, got a diploma of teacher in the Studio.
In 1992 the all-Ukrainian exhibition "young artists of Ukraine". Twice won the prizes. In 2002, my painting won first place among the works of artists art Studio Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine. In August 2003, participated in the exhibition "arts festival", West Springfield, Massachusetts. The artist's work were second in the West Springfield at the Art festival. On such "Art festival" exhibited their work Leonid in 2004,2005,2006. In 2004 and 2005 on southwest Springfield community health center exhibited his paintings. In 2006 and 2011, the paintings were exhibited in Boston. Leonid Karapysh exhibited his works at festival "Kalinka" four times. Now living with family in the U.S., working on paintings started in Ukraine, as well as new paintings , with new themes. Among them, the scenery, scenes from the Bible, and abstraction topics. Many of the paintings of Leonid Karapysh sold in Russia, are in Moscow . His works were sold to Finland, Switzerland, and Ukraine in many cities. Written paintings by the artist to date, oil on canvas, approximately 350 works. The same artist is working on a future book: Fundamentals of drawing and graphics". In this tutorial artist want to convey the picturesque style of graphics of the school of great artists such artists as Repin, Shishkin, Bryullov, Aivazovsky, and other famous masters. Leonid Karapysh wants to release the manual in English and Russian languages. Also wants to open an art Studio and teach students to draw and to paint. In the Studio to write a lot of paintings on the theme that the artist has laid down a great desire and yearning to reveal them to the people.....
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