Artist Dmitry Guskov

My art varies from realistic landscapes to surreal worlds and creatures however my favourite subjects are animals - real or imagined. In my animal paintings I show individual, almost humanlike, character of the subjects and often add some unusual elements to highlight that personality.

Educated to a computer degree in Moscow, Russia, I was always interested in visual art. I began to draw with pen and pencil at school and paint with gouache at University and later switched to oil as my main medium.

I am a self taught artist however my mother being an artist herself gave me some tips and, most important, the inspiration. In Moscow I exhibited artwork in a number of venues (joint and solo) and received awards including the First Prize from the Festival of New Visual Culture 1997. Later I found a compromise between art and computer in web design and computer graphics and worked in this area for many years. This career brought me to Scotland in 2000 where I decided to take art more seriously and returned to oil painting after 8 years break.

In 2006 I became a full time artist and now regularly exhibit my paintings in art galleries across Scottish Borders, online and occasionally in other venues nationwide.

Firehorse 2 Size: 20.00" x 24.00" Price: £250.00	Firehorse Size: 20.00" x 24.00" Price: £250.00	Running With the Tide Size: 40.00" x 12.00" Price: £195.00
Black Labrador Size: 8.00" x 10.00" Price: £145.00	Soulmates Size: 16.00" x 12.00" Price: £320.00	Rendezvous Size: 20.00" x 24.00" Price: £295.00
Morning Deer Size: 20.00" x 24.00" Price: £295.00	On the Way Size: 24.00" x 12.00" Price: £295.00	Chocolate Dachshund in the Tunnel Size: 24.00" x 12.00" Price: £295.00
Uninhabited Island Size: 8.00" x 8.00" Price: £45.00 Sold	Deep Valley Size: 8.00" x 8.00" Price: £45.00 Sold	Winter Fox Size: 7.00" x 10.00" Price: £180.00 Sold
Charging Beagle Size: 12.00" x 24.00" Price: £295.00 Sold