Danguolė Šerstinskaja
About the artist
Danguolė Šerstinskaja stands out as a prominent Lithuanian artist, acclaimed for her hyper-realistic animal portraits created with a distinctive oil on paper technique. Raised among Lithuania’s verdant and pristine landscapes, she formed a profound emotional bond with nature from an early age. This intimate relationship with her environment has significantly shaped her artistic direction, providing inspiration drawn from the complexity and beauty found in the animal kingdom.
Drawing upon many years spent caring for a diverse range of animals, Šerstinskaja infuses her paintings with genuine empathy and authenticity. She is dedicated to conveying the individuality, inner spirit, and subtle expressions of each subject, ensuring that every detail is rendered with great precision. Her ambition is to reveal the true essence of animals in a manner that touches viewers and encourages them to value these creatures more deeply.
Following extensive academic training in drawing, Danguolė mastered a rare and highly refined dry brush technique that perfectly suits her creative goals. With careful strokes, she applies oil paint onto paper using a dry brush, gradually building up the image in layers to achieve seamless tonal transitions and astonishingly realistic details. This process results in artworks that are remarkable for their sharpness, dimensionality, and lifelike appearance.
Šerstinskaja’s unwavering commitment to her art has brought her recognition on an international scale. Her pieces feature in collections worldwide and have been included in multiple international publications. She is honored as a Chevalier Academic in Mondial Art Academia, holds professional membership in the International Guild Of Realism (IGOR), and is an associate member of The Society of Animal Artists. Among her many honors, she has claimed 32 awards at the American Art Awards and received the esteemed "Masterpiece" designation in 2018. Through her paintings, Danguolė Šerstinskaja seeks to inspire greater empathy for and care toward the animal world.