Hello & Welcome!
I am Vana Beginin, an artist based in Birmingham, Michigan.
Art reveals the truth - the culture of a nation, a person's attitudes, and even the nature of a struggle or conflict. It is my true and life-long passion.
“I love to paint and draw people. They are the driving force behind my portraits, which are a predominant part of my artwork. I mostly like to capture their facial expressions, looks, and gestures in a single moment. It often reveals a bit of their personality, hidden behind their imposed posture portrayed to the outside world.”
My Latest
Commissioned
Artwork.
Izabella, a short Izzy residing in North Carolina, is a Portuguese water dog.
Oil, 14”x11”.
How do you commission a new artwork?
Check the SERVICES page.
I would like to invite you to visit my
Art Galleries. Enjoy!
Portraits
My art centers around the human figure because of my enduring interest in people’s facial expressions.
I aim to capture their personality, mood, emotions, and spirit in my artistic representation.
Drawings
The creative process for portraiture begins with what the model projects and my fascination with capturing their facial expression at a moment that grabs my attention.
CONTEMPORARY SCENES
GALLERY
Contemporary Scenes
My work is also about human connections, exploring how we communicate in different situations and scenes.
Nature
Nature is an endless source of my yearning to grasp and record its wonders.
Old barns and farmhouses have a special place in my art. The colors of corn, grass, and different crops are always ready to be placed in a work of art.
Colors of flowers are irresistible and can be a part of a landscape or become creations of an infinite variety of shapes and colors. Flowers are the eternal draw for recording their beauty in any medium.
ANIMALS/PETS
GALLERY
Animals / Pets
Like people, animals have something special that attracts attention or demands their uniqueness to be recorded. Animals do not necessarily know they are beautiful but certainly bring attention to their expression or features that their owners or the artist wish to register.
REVIEWS
After receiving the “Best of Show” (Nancy Prophet Award), juror Jim Pujdowski, who selected my oil painting, a portrait named “Untitled,” wrote the following:
“Vana Beginin stood out among the others because her painting has all the universal qualities I look for in great art (composition, shape, line-quality, value, gradation, contrast, and command of the medium). Ms. Beginin has caught the model's attention in a single moment. Many artists try, but few really can give reason to an expression.”
ART is the expression of human skill and imagination
in a visual form such as sculpture or painting that awakens
the viewer's emotional response and appreciation.
I hope my art does that for you,
evokes emotion, appeals to you.
If you have any questions regarding my art