Painting With Precision
American Art Collector|January 2019

Kirk was the Grand Prize winner of International Artist magazine’s Challenge No. 108, Landscapes.

Painting With Precision

Troels Kirk, born in Demark in 1956 and settled in Sweden 10 years ago, is a self-taught artist who started by studying his grandfather’s paintings as a child. “He died when I was a baby, but his landscapes were great teachers when studied closely,” says the artist, who sold his first painting at age 13.

He describes his style as realistic and rich in details, but not photorealistic or impressionistic. Rather, the artwork is a representation of how he perceives the surrounding world. “I began painting at 6, so there has been a very long development,” he shares. “Still, I have always painted realistically but tend to spend a longer and longer time on each painting the older I get, not necessarily because of more details, but rather because of being more careful and precise throughout the process. My colors have become more subdued and natural with age too.”

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