Education 1971-1975 School of Art in Tartu Estonia
1980-1986 Estonian Art Academy, Graphic fine art
1. Can you tell us some information about the subject and inspiration for your Portrait?When I first saw Lawrence I realized immediately that one day I would paint his portrait. I did not know when and how but I knew that I wanted to do it. I would say he is a man who draws you to him and it is difficult not to become interested in him. For a while he was ill and his looks changed considerably. He did not play his guitar in church any more.
A picture is worth a thousand words..... but a child's image captured by the artist's hand..... is priceless. renowned Estonian artist, Aapo Pukk, through alive portrait sitting, will take pastels and his own brand of " magic" to paper, and bring to life the spirit of your child (loved one) in a way no photograph could ever hope to do. Experience the thrill of watching your masterpiece emerge, as this talented artist works to create a treasure you will cherish forever!
Gayle Hayashi
I first met my neighbor Aapo not long after my beloved father died.
Though I’m not especially religious, I was convinced that my father, a General Electric employee by day and an amateur artist in his spare time, had planted an artist in my newly adopted state of California. My father and I shared a passion for painting. I don’t think we believed places really existed in time or in memory unless they had been observed, interpreted and captured by an artist.
and the further faces who adorn these walls – and to welcome you here today – to Aapo’s exhibition “SOUTH BAY LIGHT”
It is always an exciting prospect to come to an art exhibition knowing that one is not only going to meet new faces and landscapes but also to meet the artist.
Aapo Pukk will showcase his new portraits and landscapes in Malaga Cove Library Art Gallery.Award-winning artist Aapo Pukk, a South Bay resident, will showcase his portraits and landscapes in Malaga Cove Library Art Gallery from December 6 trough 31, 2008.
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Exhibition opening on Saturday, December 8Please join palos Verdes portrait artist Aapo Pukk for the opening of his show at Malaga Cove Library from 1-4 p.m. with refreshments served. An opening highlight will be a "portrait lottery for one lucky winner to have a free pastel painting created during the afternoon by aapo Pukk. The winner will be announced 1:30 p.m. and the painting, by demonstratsion, will begin immediately.
...Yesterday after seeing off my daughter, running over to Mom's for a bit and then picking up a Christmas tree for our little guy, Tyler, I gave myself a treat and drove to the California Art Institute where my art teacher, Johanna Spinks, (a great teacher and artist herself) had arranged a demonstration by Estonian Portrait Painter, Aapo Pukk, who won best portfolio at the Portrait Society of America conference this year along with first honors in the International Portrait Competition. What a special event to watch!
By Tom Fitt
Southern Californians take a lot for granted: the weather, the beach, wonderful restaurants that offer fresh and healthy cuisine of all sorts, the friendliness of a citizenry that comfortably wear jeans and running shoes, a laissez faire attitude that even the traffic on PCH cannot undermine.
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Questions for Awards Master Showcase.