JILL KIRSTEIN

JILL KIRSTEIN

Australian artist Jill Kirstein was born in the state of New South Wales.

More than forty years ago, Jill became known as the arranger of flowers. And then, suddenly, came the desire to paint in oils. Flowers.

And not all the flowers in a row, namely roses. The artist says that roses affect it just magically - they help her write.

In the early eighties of the last century Jill Kirstein met with a famous artist from Belgium Verelstom Maurice, who worked in the style of old European masters. Renowned artist Jill Kirstein taught artist and has helped form his own style.

Very quickly, art lovers noticed Jill works. A short time later the artist's paintings spread throughout the world.

Zbigniew Kopania, 1949 | Still Life/Landscape painter

 Zbigniew Kopania, 1949 | Still Life/Landscape painter

Zbigniew Kopania Henry was born in Lodz, Poland. Having graduated from secondary schools in 1969, he became a student at

the state theatrical, television, and film college, the Faculty of Camera-Works. Included among its distinguished alumni

is Roman Polanski.
Together with film and photographic activities, he cultivated paintings in the department of Art. The early stage of his

painting was under the guidance of Dr. K. Zwolinska and J. Mierzejewski, a renowned painter in Poland and abroad.

After graduating in 1974, Kopania began work as a cameraman, making both documentaries and feature films. He did not

neglect his painting, however; when interest in his oil paintings began to grow, he abandoned his work in film.
Zbigniew’s paintings, characterized by a very high realism and some of them deserve to be called hyper-realistic. The

artist often uses thick paint and numerous impasto glazing, which contributes to the final effect for produced works. His

paintings can almost always be seen in excellent color saturation, high contrast and carefully worked out details.
His works are in private collections in Poland and in many countries around the World.