Still life with fruit

This still life painting exudes warmth and nostalgia, featuring a harmonious arrangement of dark and light pink flowers nestled in an ornate, timeworn vase. Beside it stands an elegant old Italian bottle with a rich patina, reflecting its storied past. A small vase cradles an assortment of ripe fruits, their colors vibrant and inviting. The composition is set on an intricately embroidered napkin, adding a layer of texture and craftsmanship to the scene. Sunlight streams through a nearby window, casting soft, dynamic shadows and illuminating the delicate interplay of textures, colors, and shapes, creating a tranquil and timeless atmosphere.

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Tatyana Soboleva is an award-winning Australian artist based in Western Australia whose oil paintings combine a strong foundation in classical drawing and realism with a contemporary decorative sensibility.

Formally trained in Moscow, Tatyana works across figurative painting, portraiture, still life and landscape. The human figure holds a particularly important place in her practice. Her paintings explore mood, presence and quiet narrative through carefully observed form, expressive colour and light, often bringing the figure into dialogue with richly painted fabrics, flowers, interiors and landscape. Across different subjects, her work is united by an interest in atmosphere, beauty and the emotional possibilities of traditional oil painting.

Tatyana has exhibited extensively in Western Australia since 2013, including two solo exhibitions, and has received numerous awards for her work. Her paintings are held in private collections in Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, Croatia, Ukraine and Russia.