By Kym Allcnby If you appreciate the beauty of nature, you will value and welcome the art of Vlad Guryev. Here is an artist whose style, composition, form and texture encompass the very best in art. Vlad feels that composition is everything in art, from start to finish and is tireless in his quest for balance and harmony.

His choice of color is vibrant, clear and full of energy, resonating life.
With subtle blends of ochre, browns and yellows and 3 touch of crimson and scarlet red, together with the confident curvatious strokes of his pallet knife, and skilled directional brush strokes. he can create dynamic movement, add depth with lone and shadows, capturing the light in paintings of portraits which bring to life the character of the sitter and ethereal beauty of scenes of Jordan.

A contrast of fine detail with extraordinary abstract backgrounds creates his own powerful contemporary, uniouc style, making him an artist among artists, of easel paintings and monumental works.

The traditions, culture and beauty of |ordan and the hospitality and generosity of its people have captivated Vlad, who is originally from the Ukraine.
He feels Jordan is a country full of contrasts, tales and history that in turn have influenced his work.

Vlad’s own words, 'this is the Holy Land where we can find miracles.
Anything good could happen to you here in lordan.
Artists sometimes say, 'we clean the pallet'.
I have cleaned my pallet here in Jordan.
My pallet is cleaner and my colors are brighter.
Red is red, yellow is yellow, white is white, neither gray nor any colors in between.
Through art. traditions are kept alive, and through traditions we learn how to improve life.
Every new painting is like a new love, each and every minting will be the best of my work."

Vlad has been coming to lordan for a number of years, and is well known to many distinguished lordanian Families.
He has painted for the Royal Family: has worked alongside the Director of Darat Ai Funun, Ali Maher, his friend and mentor, who is well known for his dedication to and his knowledge of art: and has exhibited at the renowned Broadway Gallery, in Sweifieh.

At the age oF eleven, encouraged by his father.
Vlad attended Children's Art Scool.
Nine yaers later he graduated from Grekov Odessa State Ait College, in Ukraine.

In 1993 he was honored to be invited to be a member of the prestigous Artists' Union of Ukraine.
He has participated in numerous symposiums in Ukraine, has sole work to various private collections and has held personal exhibitions in Ukraine, Germany.
Canada and here in Amman.
Jordan.
He continues to study and work in his guest to perfect his style.
His ambition is to learn as much as possible in this lifetime.
"I will be where 1 need to be irt art and life, today and tomorrow."