LaGrange Art League Artist
Alla Jablokow, TWSA
Whether I
confront the Great Panoramic Outdoors or just a few wildflowers growing under my feet, the
result is the same: I am filled with awe and a wonderful sense of well-being. Nature's abundance is a
delight for the eye and food for the soul.
I photograph Nature at close range (roots, foilage, rocks, flowers...), then study the slides and use them as reference. The goal is clean bright colors and a strong overall design. Most of the slides are the results of trips to the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois and to Door Peninsula in Wisconsin."
I paint with the Seasons - I love all four of them. My moods and energies depend on them, and the changes are reflected in my paintings. I paint because I must. I also feel I must share my experience with others.
I was born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) in 1929. WWII transplanted my family from Russia to Germany, then in 1951 to the United States. I enrolled in the University of Chicago and received a Master's Degree in biology in 1955. The study of ecology, with numerous field trips, was instrumental in shaping my powers of observation and teaching me to see relationships and patterns in Nature. Actually, I had been aware of those patterns since my earliest childhood.
As I was raising my family, I took art classes at night and quickly settled on watercolor as my favorite medium. I took workshops with nationally known watercolorists whom I admired: Zoltan Szabo, Frank Webb, Nita Engle, Barbara Nechis, Jeanne Dobie. Jeanne taught me how to "Make Colors Sing" - she influenced me the most.
I have been teaching watercolor at the LaGrange Art League since 1987. My paintings are part of numerous private collections, also American Express, Dow Chemicals, Trans Union Corporation, Elmhurst Art Museum, Hinsdale Center for the Arts, and Union League Club of Chicago. I am a signature member of the Transparent Watercolor Society of America (TWSA).
If you would like to know more about me and my artwork, I can be contacted by phone at 708-579-7078
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