Katarzyna Kociomyk
"Since I remember drawing and painting has been a part of my life. In the childhood I was watching my father paint sitting on his lap. There was always an easel set up, and the house was filled with the smell of paints and varnishes. My first oil painting I painted when I was 4 years old. I think that back then I first started to think about becoming a painter. Through painting I was creating my own spaces, and new worlds starting from some small element of reality. That internal and external reality seemed to be my early inspiration.
After an Elementary School I applied to a strictly art oriented High School, and near the end of it I was considering studying at one of the best Fine Art Academies in Europe; the goal which at that time, could only exist in my dreams. Despite my dire financial situation, and the family turmoil I took a risk, and gave my talent a chance. Leaving everything behind I bet all on one card, and decided to leave my home. In October of 1993 I was accepted to Academy of Fine Art in Warsaw, and in a matter of weeks I was studying under some of the best art professors in Poland. I finished the Academy with Honors with a solid technical foundation, extensive knowledge of art history, and a better understanding of the word "artist".
In a short time after the graduation I put my career on hold, and decided to devote my life to my children. My relationship with art had remained very strong, but this time it was a relationship mostly internal; without expressing my emotions on canvas. My life was constantly creating ideas for paintings, but growing challenges of a young mother, working as an educator, and taking care of my home made creativity extremely difficult.
After many years of almost an artistic coma life had presented me with another opportunity that required taking a huge risk. My situation almost repeated itself. This time, once again faced with a dire financial situation, and the family turmoil, I took a risk of coming for a visit to the United States.
The opportunity of being professionally around art, and people passionately involved in it gave me, one more time, the strength, and the courage to believe in my career as an artist. I am again fully devoted to my art, constantly expanding into new mediums, forms and subjects, which like an Academy of Fine Art at one point, existed only in the realms of my dreams. One more time the element of risk, and believing in myself feels like the only direction for me as an artist, as well as a woman. What's next? The time will tell."
Katarzyna Kociomyk
Homage to Boudin Series

"Homage to Boudin XIX" Oil on canvas 8X10 $850
"Homage to Boudin XVII" Oil on canvas 10X8 $850

"Homage to Boudin XIV" Oil on canvas 10X8 $850

"Homage to Boudin XIII" Oil on canvas 8X10 $850 SOLD
"Homage to Boudin XII" Oil on canvas 10X8 $850 SOLD
"Homage to Boudin IX" Oil on canvas 8X10 $850 SOLD
"Homage to Boudin VIII" Oil on canvas 8X10 $850 SOLD
"Homage to Boudin X" Oil on canvas 11X14 $1200

"Homage to Boudin XVIII" Oil on canvas 14X11 $1200

"Homage to Boudin XI" Oil on canvas 11X14 $1200 SOLD

"Homage to Boudin XVI" Oil on canvas 11X14 $1200 SOLD

"Homage to Boudin I" Oil on canvas 16X20 $2300 SOLD
"Homage to Boudin II" Oil on canvas 16X20 $2300

"Homage to Boudin VII" Oil on canvas 16X20 $2300

"Homage to Boudin XV" Oil on canvas 16X20 $2300 SOLD

"Homage to Boudin III" Oil on canvas 16X20 $2300 SOLD
"Homage to Boudin VI" Oil on canvas 18X24 $2800
"Homage to Boudin V" Oil on canvas 20X24 $3200

"Homage to Boudin IV" Oil on canvas 20X24 $3200
Stills of Imagination Series

"Pair of Pears" Oil on canvas 30X40 $4000 SOLD
"Pair Visiting Pear" Oil on canvas 36X36 $4000

"After the Flood" Oil on canvas 36X36 $4000 SOLD

"Spring of Life" Oil on canvas 48X36X2 $6000
"Letters From The Orient" Oil on canvas 48X48X2 $9500

"Queen Crossing the Ocean" Oil on canvas 48X48 $9500 SOLD
"Where Do I Go From Here?" Oil on canvas 48X60X2 $14000
Guardians Series
"Soul Mates" Oil on canvas 24X30 $3800 SOLD
"Moon Reader" Oil on canvas 36X36 $5500 SOLD
"Messenger" Oil on canvas 36X36 $5500

"Freedom" Oil on canvas 48X36 $6000 SOLD
"Patience" Oil on canvas 48X36 $6000 SOLD
"Letting Go" Oil on canvas 60X48 $9000 SOLD
"Thoughts of a Distant Land" Oil on canvas 48X60 $9500
Flowers Series
"Poppy Heaven" Oil on canvas 30X30 $2500 SOLD
"Tulips" Oil on canvas 24X48 $3500

"Dancing Poppies - Homage to Modigliani" Acrylic on canvas 30X40 $4200
"Prelude to Poppy Invasion" Acrylic on canvas 36X36 $3800
"Into the Sun" Acrylic on canvas 36X108 $9000
"Poppy Invasion" Acrylic on canvas 60X48 $8500
"Poppy Balloons" Oil on canvas 72X48 $9500
Horses
"Running Solo" Acrylic on canvas 30X40 $4000
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