Elina Arbidane - Rapeseed field

Original landscape oil painting on canvas "Rapeseed field"\n• Oil on canvas\n• Painted in 2017\n• Artist - Elina Arbidane (instagram: @elina.arbidane)\n• Unframed\n\nHeight: 24 cm / 9.4 inches\nLength: 18 cm / 7 inches\n\nI am a contemporary figurative artist trained at a private classical art academy in Florence, Italy, where I developed a strong foundation in traditional painting techniques and academic drawing.\n\nMy work has been exhibited in a local museum, and my paintings are held in private collections worldwide. Recently, eight of my works were featured in important Portuguese magazine Scala Regia.\n\nI work primarily in oil, focusing on portraits and still lifes. My preferred approach is alla prima, allowing for immediacy, material presence, and a direct engagement with the subject, though I also produce larger and more time-intensive works when the concept requires it. My practice is rooted in classical painting traditions while remaining firmly within a contemporary figurative context.