Ibolya Taligas Watercolours

Cityscapes, Towns and Villages
56 artworks


I travel around Britain and Europe to seek out some of the most scenic towns and villages. I'm fascinated by their architectural marvels, such as The Roman Baths in Bath city centre in England, the ancient city of Gjirokastra in Albania or the famous skyline of Salzburg defined by its impressive buildings. I aim to portray the lively feel as locals and tourists fill popular areas. Other times I focus on one building leaving the surroundings rather suggestive. I'm more likely to set up my easel i

Seascapes, Coastal landscapes
81 artworks


I specialise in watercolour landscapes and water reflections have become my favourite subject. I'm spoilt for choice in Britain where I have lived and worked for decades and where I often paint on location. I'm mostly inspired by the British coast, the scenic little harbours, the quaint fishing villages and busy seaside towns as well as other beauty spots such as the unique Lake District with its many lakes and tarns hidden between the mountains. I also produced a number of paintings in my nati

Still Life
19 artworks


I'm more likely to paint a still life during the cold, dark winter months. I like to combine flowers and fruits which suits perfectly my colourful, loose style. Other times the exciting tonal values of shiny pots and pans or a creased up cloth prompts me to grab my brushes. I aim to create a balanced composition with good colour harmony that catches the viewer's eyes.

Landscapes
79 artworks


Landscape painting is what I specialise in as I love travelling around the world and I often paint or sketch of location. It all started when I set out to travel around Britain or at least to visit some of the most scenic places. Equipped with my sketchbooks I set off on my journey doing little sketches along the way. Then I started painting larger landscapes on my easel. As I gained more confidence, I travelled to other parts of Europe: Spain, Albania, Hungary, Slovakia. I even had the luck

Botanical
71 artworks


Flowers are an artist's best friends! I couldn't live in a world without flowers and after the long, dark winter days I'm eagerly waiting for the first blossoms to appear so that I can portray their beauty. First the stars of spring, the bright yellow daffodils, crisp magnolias, tulips, then a feast of colours displayed by delicate poppies, roses, meadow flowers and of course my favourites, waterlilies! Out of all subjects, painting flowers gives me the most freedom and I often experiment with

Wildlife
49 artworks


I enjoyed drawing animals even in my childhood and my very first drawing was penguins in the arctic landscape which I found in my biology book, then came more elaborate animal drawings including our dog. During my art studies I used to visit zoos to draw all the exotic and colourful creatures. My African wildlife paintings were painted during my travels in Southern Africa and on my return between 2015-17. I got inspired not only by the animals in their natural habitat around me but also by the

On location
11 artworks


Here you can see some work done in situ at various locations around the world. I find watercolours the perfect medium to quickly record the ever-changing conditions outdoors. It also allows me to keep my paintings fresh and by doing that capture only the essentials. Working outdoors is fun but it has many challenges. In my case the biggest enemy is the wind. Still, I have adapted to cope with all the elements. During the cold months I work in my studio.

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