Viktor Makarov

The outstanding Ukrainian painter, nicknamed "Van Gogh of our time" - Makarov Viktor Vasilyevich. During his lifetime the artist created more than 2,000 paintings. Some of them are in collections of Ternopil Regional Art Museum, Ternopil Local History Museum, as well as in private collections in Ukraine and abroad.
The rating center of the Artists Trade Union awarded category 4B - "established professional artist, demanded by the art market. (The recommended prices for paintings, according to the rating category, are listed at the bottom of the copies of the first pages of the catalog).
Was born March 20, 1932 in Krivoy Rog (Dnepropetrovsk region), in the family of a miner. At the age of 14 I moved to Ternopil. After the miners' terraces here in Galicia, the young Makarov was struck by the lush greenery, the colorfulness of the sky. Impressed so much that he wanted to splash out his feelings. Found a brush and paper, which have become his dearest friends for life. So, the novice painter got interested in drawing. And since not far from home was located art studio, his mother decided to take him to the artists to assess whether the son really has a talent, or it's just a whim. He took a naive little drawing with him, and one of the artists dipped his brush in paint and handed it to him: "Come on, paint a well. He drew, and this "exam" was enough for the already famous painters Alexei Zavadtsev and Viktor Pavlov to agree to take him on as a student.
He worked and learned from the masters of their craft. And, as he often repeats - from nature, it is from her the artist absorbed all its manifestations. This allowed Makarov to convey with love colors on the canvas and leave in each work a piece of the mood of his soul.
Painter, member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine and the International Union of Professional Artists, veteran of labor, participant of city, regional, all-Ukrainian and international exhibitions. In 2000, the artist was awarded the title of National Master of Painting.
For over 55 years, his brush Makarov created paintings, inspired and meticulously describing the beauty of his native land. He painted what his soul wanted, and he trusted it. His creativity is alive today, and each picture is like a song, filled with joy or sorrow.

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