Larisa Aukon joined Mirada Fine Art in late 2013, and every painting she sends our way simply blows us away!
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| Larisa Aukon at Mirada Fine Art, Summer Snow, Oil on Panel, 20" x 16" |
Latvian-born artist
Larisa Aukon experienced a life-changing moment about fifteen years ago,
shortly after immigrating to the U.S.
With a bag of rolled-up canvases and a $100 bill in her pocket, she
arrived in Arizona, and shortly thereafter found herself alone on a hilltop,
gazing at seemingly endless landscape, immersed in ‘an explosion of
color’. Thus began Larisa’s love
affair with the American Southwest, and her passion to express the ‘inner pulse
of feeling’ that underlies everything we view. This passion now emanates from her natural and urban
landscapes.
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| Larisa Aukon at Mirada Fine Art, Inlay, Oil on Canvas, 46" x 58" |
An only child, Larisa
spent long winters in Riga, Latvia, sketching the countryside her family
occasionally visited. Her parents submitted an application for Larisa to the
prestigious Janis Rosenthal Art School.
After weeks of exams in both art and academics, she was chosen from
hundreds of applicants as one of a handful of children accepted. Through her teen years, she attended 20
hours of art classes a week, in addition to rigorous academic classes. Larisa went on to earn a master’s
degree from the Latvian State Academy of Fine Arts. After a series of
art-related jobs in Riga, she knew it was time to move on. “I was like a
dandelion,” she laughs, “blown to the United States.”
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| Larisa Aukon at Mirada Fine Art, Narrow Street, Oil on Panel, 36" x 24" |
Ms. Aukon’s extensive
education and inborn talent allow her to create masterfully-mixed and layered
palettes, supported by a framework of balanced compositions. Bold strokes of
color capture changing hues of natural light. Layers of paint create depth and brilliance, a hallmark of
her work. She is compelled to translate onto canvas the current of emotion she
feels. “I search for a perfect moment when inspiration and technique fall
perfectly into place. Then I paint voraciously, as if time is running out on
me.”
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| Larisa Aukon at Mirada Fine Art, Overnight, Oil on Panel, 16" x 20" |
Larisa’s work is held in
private and corporate collections throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe. Her art is a frequent subject of
glowing articles in magazines such as Southwest Art, American Art Collector and
Cowboys and Indians.
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| Larisa Aukon at Mirada Fine Art |
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| Larisa Aukon at Mirada Fine Art, The Forgotten End, Oil on Linen, 30" x 30" |
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| Larisa Aukon at Mirada Fine Art, Morning Latte, Oil on Linen, 18" x 24" |
