About the Artist

Arunas Vilkevicius - Biography

 

                     "Your brush is like an optimistic mirror reflecting the beauty and lightness of life"                                                                                   

I am a self-taught furniture and watercolour artist from Vilnius, Lithuania. I have never studied art.  I obtained my technician qualification from Vilnius College of Technologies and Design in 1986. 

 

For the past 30 years, my passion has been furniture art. I only recently discovered watercolour art in 2016.

 

I create bespoke wooden furniture and décor elements in a variety of styles. My favourite style is Art Nouveau. The art of this epoch is inspired by nature with abundant references to trees, flowers, birds and at first glance, endless wavy curved lines. When I create unique, artistic pieces of furniture, I use my artistic skills; unleash my creativity and my realistic nature and express my gratitude to the creator.

 

I loved painting when I was a child. I remember myself immersing into the beauty that surrounded me and painted it onto canvas or paper. I used different mediums – oils, pencils, ink. This was a childhood hobby and only now, it became my obsession.

Watercolour was not a medium I felt comfortable using. I felt it was too unpredictable and I wasn’t ready to face the challenges it would bring.

 

For 30 years, I focused on creating and making unique pieces of furniture and décor elements. Painting was just something I did on the side. Life is a funny old thing. I do believe things happen for a reason! Certain events happened in my life and I stopped and listened to my intuition. This is when I discovered watercolour which I felt so challenged by in the past.   

 

I decided to undertake these challenges, face my fears head on and explore the endless possibilities whilst at the same time, learning how to master this medium. Watercolour has very little room for errors but it also has no boundaries for lightness and self-expression!

 

Since discovering watercolour and falling in love with this medium, I believe this is the beginning of my new life’s path filled with passion and purpose. I have a burning desire to learn and experiment. I am so blessed to walk the path where perfection doesn’t exist …. 

 

Today watercolour art plays as important role in my life as furniture art. I feel humbled and privileged to be able to create art that brings joy, peace and beauty into the world.

 

My achievements:

2017

  • Personal solo exhibition in Vilnius, Gallery Skizze – March 2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

  • International Watercolor Master IWM 2024 - selected artist for exhibition, Lilleshall Hall, Shropshire, England, May 2024 - "Embraced by warmth of flowers" and "Inner dialogue"
  • Galeria Artelibre - selected artist for 25 year anniversary exhibition - Barcelona MEAM, Madrid and Zaragoza, 2024 - "Breakthrough and Resolve"
  • 17th ARC Salon Competition - Finalist with 3 artworks - "Breakthrough and Resolve" and " Suspended in serenity"
  • Concorso Internazionale del Ritratto "Tiziano Vecellio" - Excellence Award in the Acrylic and Watercolour Category - "Life in the flow"
  • 2nd ArtBIAS Show 2024 by Teravarna Art Gallery and Golden Duck Gallery - Winner nomination with "Elegance"
  • The Almenara Art Prize 2024 - Second best watercolour  - "Whispers of water"

2025