Albena Vatcheva is a contemporary French artist born in Sofia, Bulgaria in 1967. Her fantastical figurative scenes, richly layered with pattern and texture, are inspired by Bulgarian, Indian, Persian, and other international motifs, fairy tales, and artistic traditions. Albena is represented by galleries in France, Qatar, United States and Argentina. She resides in Rouen, France. Albena is the recipient of the Bronze Medal from the prestigious "Société des Artistes Français". Her art was presented at the international art fairs in the US, Italy, China, Qatar, Canada and Monaco. My work is all about capturing love, tenderness and beauty in life.
Read more about Albena My favorite media is oil. I have worked a lot to create my own special technique oil on canvas by several layers. I use about ten successive layers for most of the paintings. I try to capture the magic of life, thus bright vibrant colors are absolutely necessary for me. My inspiration comes from all the wonderful fairy tales’ books with illustrations by Bulgarian or international painters that I read in my childhood – and all my life experiences afterworlds, the world mythologies and cultures. That is why people of very different origins find themselves in my paintings and this is the greatest reward for me as an artist. | ![]() |
Technique | Dimensions |
Oil, mixed media and collage canvas on canvas | 20'' H, 20'' W |
Framing | From |
Gallery wrap | Rouen, France |
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Original Oil on Canvas:
Giclée Paper:
A reproduction of the original artwork on archival paper.
For all of our reproductions, we first professionally photograph original artwork with a high-resolution 45MP+ camera. After color correction, they are printed on Hahnemuhle 100% cotton PhotoRag archival paper on state-of-the-art Canon 12-pigment printers. Read more here
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Giclée Canvas:
A reproduction of the original artwork on archival canvas.
Similar to paper giclée, except for these are printed on archival canvas with Matte UV protective varnish. The canvas is then stretched on 1.5'' hard-wood stretcher bars. Read more here
Canvas prints are shipped gallery wrapped on stretcher bars, with hanging nails and are ready to hang on a wall.
Metal Print: