IGOR DUBOVOY Works

IGOR DUBOVOY

I've been fond of drawing since childhood. I have no special education in Art, but it does not prevent me from loving watercolor sincerely. Watercolor is beautiful in its uniqueness and ease, despite the complexity of technical touches. I draw for my own pleasure. I like travelling and most subjects of my works are usually taken from the trips. A great number of my paintings have scattered around the world and settled in private collections in England, America, Australia and Europe.

For my works I use special watercolor paper of leading European manufacturers, such as Saunders Waterford, Lana, Arches, Fabriano. The brands are arranged in order of priority.  What's the difference between this and common paper? It is made of 100% cotton and has a high density (300 grams / meter), which makes it more like a dense and thin cardboard. Paper does not warp from water, absorbs paint well, guarantees durability of paints, does not get yellowy with time.

I use the watercolours of White Nights, the Nevskaya Palitra brand existing and producing paints for over a century. My choice is due to the fact that the paints are mostly made of finely grated one-component natural pigments. The binder is natural gum-arabic, which is recognized as the best natural vegetable glue for water-based paints. The watercolour has a very high color stability and this peculiarity has also positive effect on its durability. The paints are ecologically friendly, moreover they are very pleasent to be used. The colours blend perfectly without causing any "dirty" colours.