Viestarts Aistars, Latvian Artist

Into the Wind

2012-01-26T07:47:00.000-05:00

Watercolor, 24x36

First Light

2012-01-25T20:42:00.000-05:00

Watercolor, 24x36

Illustrations for Latvian publication called "Asni" (pen and ink, circa 1950)

2012-01-24T19:18:00.000-05:00

Self Portrait, art student days, circa 1949

2012-01-22T05:59:00.000-05:00

Pencil sketch, 8x11

Distant Horizons

2012-01-21T08:07:00.000-05:00

Watercolor, 24x36

At Rest

2012-01-20T06:44:00.000-05:00

Watercolor, 24x36

Immersed

2012-01-19T19:56:00.000-05:00

Pen and ink, student sketchbook, circa 1950s

Cove

2012-01-18T21:02:00.000-05:00

Mixed media, 8x11

Sentinel

2012-01-17T21:30:00.000-05:00

Watercolor, 24x36

Cattails

2012-01-16T06:53:00.000-05:00

Watercolor, 24x36

At Peace

2012-01-15T09:28:00.000-05:00

Watercolor, 24x36

Self Portraits (circa 1950s)

2012-01-14T10:19:00.000-05:00

Charcoal pencil, 8x11

Golden Birches

2012-01-13T06:40:00.000-05:00

Watercolor, 24x36

Velta in her youth...

2012-01-09T19:17:00.000-05:00

Pencil drawing, 8x11

Velta

2012-01-08T10:56:00.000-05:00

Oil portrait of the artist's wife (1975)

Awakening

2012-01-07T21:01:00.000-05:00

Watercolor,24x36

Fishing Nets

2012-01-05T18:40:00.000-05:00

Watercolor, 24x36

At the Dock

2012-01-04T06:46:00.000-05:00

Watercolor, 24x36

Lavendar Light

2012-01-03T06:57:00.000-05:00

Watercolor, 20x36

Young Woman with Secret

2011-12-31T09:24:00.000-05:00

Mixed media, 12x8

Red Barn in Winter

2011-12-29T06:55:00.001-05:00

Watercolor, 24x36

Winter Sun

2011-12-28T21:10:00.000-05:00

Oil painting, 24x36

At the edge of the park ...

2011-12-26T08:42:00.000-05:00

Mixed media, 20x24, Property of Lorena Rutens and Derek Vaughn

Winter

2011-12-23T20:39:00.000-05:00

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas!

Oil painting, 72x56, Property of D. S. Bowman

Beyond

2011-12-21T21:51:00.000-05:00

Watercolor, 24x36

City Harbor

2011-12-20T19:16:00.000-05:00

Watercolor, 24x36

Hope

2011-12-19T07:09:00.000-05:00

Watercolor, 24x36

Reflection

2011-12-16T19:29:00.000-05:00

Watercolor, 24x36

Streaming Light

2011-12-13T21:48:00.000-05:00

Watercolor, 24x36

Winter Morning

2011-12-12T07:08:00.000-05:00

Watercolor, 24x36

Anticipation

2011-12-10T11:10:00.000-05:00

Watercolor, 24x36

From the Latvian folk costume series ...

2011-12-08T07:08:00.000-05:00

Oil painting, 24x36

Contemplation

2011-12-07T07:05:00.000-05:00

Oil painting, 24x36

Moment in the Sun

2011-12-05T06:46:00.000-05:00

Watercolor, 24x36

Retreat

2011-12-04T08:49:00.000-05:00

Watercolor, 24x36

On the Edge of Winter

2011-12-03T10:08:00.000-05:00

Watercolor, 24x36

A Break in the Storm

2011-12-02T19:45:00.000-05:00

Watercolor, 24x36

Fishing Village

2011-12-01T07:14:00.000-05:00

Watercolor, 36x20

The Last Gold of Fall

2011-11-30T19:17:00.000-05:00

Watercolor, 24x36

Mountain Morning

2011-11-29T07:33:00.002-05:00

Watercolor, 24x36

Foothills

2011-11-28T06:46:00.002-05:00

Watercolor, 24x36

Mountain Range

2011-11-27T10:41:00.002-05:00

Watercolor, 24x36

The Fallen Ones

2011-11-23T17:49:00.001-05:00

Watercolor, 24x36

Under a Pale Moon

2011-11-18T20:34:00.001-05:00

Winter Mists

2011-11-17T20:15:00.002-05:00

Oil painting, 24x36

A Quiet Place

2011-11-16T22:14:00.000-05:00

Watercolor, 24x36

Beyond

2011-11-15T06:57:00.000-05:00

Watercolor, 24x36

Toward a Golden Horizon

2011-11-14T06:48:00.000-05:00

Watercolor, 24x36

Lilypads

2011-11-13T10:27:00.001-05:00

Series of 3: Sun floating on water behind trees

2011-11-12T12:41:00.000-05:00

Threshold Between Seasons

2011-11-11T19:27:00.000-05:00

First Snow

2011-11-10T19:16:00.000-05:00

Morning

2011-11-08T19:57:00.000-05:00

Before the river freezes over ...

2011-11-07T06:30:00.000-05:00

Along the Trail

2011-11-05T07:47:00.000-05:00

Fall Flowers

2011-11-04T06:05:00.000-05:00

Sunrise in the Forest

2011-11-03T05:59:00.000-05:00

Edge of the Forest

2011-11-02T21:17:00.001-05:00

Fishermens' Huts

2011-11-02T06:06:00.002-05:00

Shoreline

2011-11-01T17:55:00.000-05:00

Village of Roja, Latvia

2011-10-31T05:56:00.002-05:00

From the Autumn series ...

2011-10-30T09:30:00.004-05:00

Shorelines and Boat House

2011-10-29T08:56:00.000-05:00

Island Village ... Winter Morning

2011-10-28T21:42:00.002-05:00

Places Away

2011-10-27T05:53:00.003-05:00

In the Field, in the Meadows

2011-10-26T06:04:00.000-05:00

On the Water

2011-10-25T20:09:00.000-05:00

Fall Flowers, watercolor by Viestarts Aistars

2011-10-24T18:48:00.000-05:00

Portrait of a Granddaughter, by Viestarts Aistars

2011-03-29T18:11:00.000-05:00

Portrait of Lorena Audra Rutens, age 1 1/2, by her grandfather, Viestarts Aistars (in oil)

Portraits and Sketches by Viestarts Aistars

2011-03-22T06:40:00.003-05:00

Viestarts Aistars

2005-10-12T10:03:00.007-05:00

(Updated 1/7/2011)

VIESTARTS AISTARS has had his artwork exhibited at the Detroit Art Museum, Indiana Art Center in Indianapolis and South Bend, Indiana, The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Grand Rapids Art Museum, as well as Latvian art exhibits in Seattle, Washington, New York City, Reading, Pennsylvania, and Cleveland, Ohio, to name only a few. He has had over 50 one-man art exhibits in the Midwest and Eastern United States, including Boston, New York City, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Detroit, Chicago, Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, Saginaw, Grand Rapids, and many other cities nationwide. Aistars has won numerous prizes and his work has been purchased by countless private collectors, also by the State Museum in Riga, Latvia, the Art Museum in Jelgava, Latvia. A painting of a Latvian woman in folk costume hangs today in the Riga Pils (Riga Castle), the president's residence in Riga, Latvia.

Viestarts Aistars is the featured artist in the Spring 2008 issue (see Archives) of the literary ezine, The Smoking Poet.

Learn more at:

http://myspace.com/latvianartist

http://zintaaistars.com/

http://facebook.com/viestarts.aistars/

"Rudens Laime" (Autumn Joy)

2005-07-16T13:38:00.000-05:00