Our Artists

Dario Ccallo

Dario Percy Ccallo is a renowned Peruvian artist known for his mastery of watercolor. With a unique perspective on urban landscapes, he captures their subtle nuances with precision and creativity. Dario's talent has earned him numerous cultural awards, and his work has been showcased in various international exhibitions, highlighting his contributions to the global art scene.

https://www.instagram.com/darioccalloart/

Inna Nagaytseva

Inna Nagaytseva is a watercolour landscape artist specializing in marine themes. She started to paint only 7 years ago and now she is a Brand Ambassador or Silver Brush, representative International Watercolour Society of Canada in Alberta and owner of the art studio in Calgary downtown.

Her work is dedicated to picturesque coastal views, marine life, and the enchanting beauty of the ocean. Inspired by the vast expanses of the sea and its diversity, she strive to convey the dynamics of the waves, the brightness of sunsets, and the mystery of the underwater world in her paintings.

Special attention in her art is given to scenes with yachts, sailing journeys, and the iconic presence of lighthouses.

Her paintings aim to evoke a sense of tranquility and admiration for nature in the viewer, as well as to remind them of the importance of our connection to the sea.

She teaching watercolour more than 4 years and love to give students all her knowledge about this beautiful medium.

https://www.instagram.com/inna_nagaytseva_art/

Anna Zadorozhnaya

Ā Anna is a watercolor artist, currently based in Hannover, Germany. Anna is Schmincke & da Vinci official ambassador, watercolor painting tutor, working both in person and online. Anna has a bachelor degree in journalism and MA in Art from Oxford Brookes University, she is self-taught from scratch artist.

Anna painted covers for all Schmincke super-granulating watercolour and Naturals paints series, released her own set of brushes (Signature Set by Anna Zadorozhnaya) and personal Schmincke dot-card. Anna is also an author of the book, dedicated to painting landscapes in watercolor, published in 2023 in German ("Landschaften Aquarellieren”), she shares her watercolour paintings and videos of the process on her Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/draw_better/

Reha Sakar

Reha is a traditional and digital artist working in the gaming/filming industry for the last 20 years. Right now he is working as a Digital Matte Painter inDisney's Spidey and His Amazing Friends.

He is also a senior member of Federation of Canadian artists and has been teaching art and computer graphics for a long time. He got many awards

for his paintings. His paintings are dramatic, loose and mostly about capturing the light, mood and the moment.

For his workshops, he focuses on how to get confident with watercolors and practice composition for a good story telling.

https://www.instagram.com/_wardancer/

Elena Markelova

Elena is well known for her double exposure animals, nature watercolour paintings, and thedetailed city maps – all inspired by magnificent landscapes and enchanting wildlife of Canada.
She was born and raised in a small town in the middle of Siberia in Russia, and was oftenpainting and drawing. Elena’s mom signed her up for art school when she was only 10 years old.She spent seven years there, then six more at Art University, learning different mediums
and techniques while experimenting with subjects and ideas.

After moving to Canada in 2012, Elena was searching for her own style and inspiration. Familytrip to Pemberton was a pivotal point in her artistic career – as she saw the very first bear in herlife just a few meters away surrounded by stunning mountain scenery, she couldn’t resist the
excitement she felt and painted that bear with a landscape inside. Since then nature and thewilderness have become her true love and inspiration. The beauty, peace, and truth she finds
there have no equal.
Instagram: @elenamarkelova_art

Nisha Sehjpal

Nisha Sehjpal is a talented artist who made a transition from a career in IT to the enchanting world of watercolor. Known for her loose and expressive style, Nisha focuses on capturing the mood and atmosphere in her work. Her paintings intricately weave ethereal narratives, reflecting the transient nature of life through dreamy and evocative compositions. Nisha's art serves as a captivating escape for viewers, eliciting feelings of surreal serenity and offering a unique glimpse into the delicate beauty of the world.