BIOGRAPHY
Bohdan
was born in London in 1948 of Polish parents who came to England as
refugees at the end of the Second World War. He moved to Ireland in
1974 initially settling in Co. Antrim.
He is self taught. Taking up watercolours in 1991 and joining The
Ulster University Art Group, exhibiting both at the University and
Galleries in Northern Ireland.
In 1994 a serious accident, in which his hand was severely damaged
curtailed his painting and he decided to move to Co. Donegal. Where
he lives with his partner Elizabeth and their cat, dog's and horses.
In 2002 an Invitation to exhibit in the North West Artists exhibition
in Sligo galvanised him into painting again, now on a professional
basis, participating in many more exhibitions such asThe Glebe Gallery
in Churchill.
Initially most of his work was landscape but now includes figurative,
botanical and still life. In his own words "If an image moves
me I paint it".
Many visitors to Ireland have been strongly impressed by his work
and have taken them home to all corners of the world incl. Australia.
New Zealand. South Africa and The U.S.A. His work can currently be
viewed in varous galleries in Ireland.
He was elected to The Ulster Watercolour Society in 2005 and to the
society's council in 2007. In 2007 he won The Carnathan Galleries
Award for "White Rocks, Co. Antrim."
In
Ferbruary 2009, by invitation, Bohdan exhibited in Montreal, Canada
where his work was very well received.
In
April 2009 he was elected to the Watercolour Society of Ireland.
"In
order to paint, the image must inspire me both visually and emotionally
(to varying degrees). I become emotionally involved with the work
and continue to do so even after the work is complete (?) so far only
with watercolour do I maintain this attachment. I manipulate colour
(emotionally) and light and shade (visually) to create vibrant images
to impact on viewers vision and emotion."
