Michael and Inessa Garmash are considered two of the finest Romantic Impressionists of our day.

 The Garmash's impressionist works show their mastery of the figure and their ability to translate sensuality. The Garmash's incredible talent is only matched by their love and career stories. Both Michael and Inessa Garmash were born in Russia where they were schooled and studied art. An early starter, Michael Garmash began painting at the age of three. By age six Michael started his formal education at the Lugansk Youth Creative Center.

 Recognizing rare, natural talent, his teachers sent his works to a variety of exhibitions in the then Soviet Union.

 Ms. Garmash, born Inessa Kitaichik in 1972 Lipetsk, Russia, has excelled in the arts since early childhood. Inessa Garmash entered the Lugansk Fine Art School at age fifteen. At seventeen Inessa Garmash was accepted as that year's best undergraduate.

The Garmashs began their artistic collaboration in much the same way. Ms. Garmash, after seeing the damage their 2 year old had done to her to husband's painting and not wanting her husband to be upset, fixed the painting using her own training. Michael submitted the painting for review and was praised for completing his best work ever. He was surprised to see the "new" painting and immediately recognized his wife's hand. Michael and Inessa Garmash have painted together every since.

Always a favorite of our collectors, Michael and Inessa Garmash will be making their fourth appearance at The Art Shop, Friday, November 16^th, 2012. 

Dimitri Danish

 — Dmitri Danish was born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, in 1966. He was a natural artist from the start, taking his first drawing pencil in hand before he was able to walk or talk. His mother, an artist herself, was the first to discover Dmitri's talent. She saw that he expressed his thoughts, feelings and desires through his creations, and she started communicating with her son via color and shape. Painting became as natural for Danish as breathing, eating, or sleeping.

By age 5, Danish was taking his first professional painting lessons; he was already able to paint quality landscapes, portraits, still life's and abstract paintings. At age 13 he was accepted into a gifted children's art school in Kharkiv, and by age 15 he was enrolled at the Kharkiv State Art College (1982).

Danish's most favorite genre was cityscapes. He painted cities that he read about in books, cities that he heard about on the radio or in people's conversations, and cities that he saw printed on postage stamps. He created new countries in his mind and painted their cities, streets, canals, doors and windows.

Danish went into the army for three years after college and as soon as he returned, he immediately entered into the department of Fine Art at the Kharkiv States Polytechnic University. He began to paint for a living.  In the year 2000 the Kharkiv State Museum of Fine Art conducted a solo exhibition of Danish's works called "Cities and Mountains" and purchased three of his paintings that are part of their permanent collection. During 2000-2001, the New Jersey Museum of Modern Art also purchased three of Danish's works.

Danish has traveled most of Europe visiting cities and countries he dreamed about as a child. He has spent time in Rome, Venice, Sienna, and in many cities of France, Holland, Hungary, Austria, Greece, and Turkey.

The Art Shop is thrilled and excited to present Dimitry Danish for the first time in North Carolina Friday, November 16^th, 2012.