Irena Korosec — Self-Portrait
IRENA KOROSEC
Founder & Director
Painting · Gilding · Restoration · Montréal
Biography

Graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts (Painting and Restoration department), Ljubljana, Slovenia, 1987. An internationally awarded artist and teacher of classical painting for over thirty years.

Teacher of classical art at Saidye Bronfman School of Arts, Dawson College, Bohemiarte School of Arts Montréal, Artedea Online School of Arts, and Académie des Beaux-Arts — ACADEM.

Member of the Portrait Society of Canada and the Portrait Society of America. Associated member of the Canadian Society of Artists. Since 2022, permanent jury member for the Annual Canadian Portrait Society Competition.

Awards & recognition
Art Renewal Center — International Salon (ARC, USA)
Portrait Society of Canada
Grants
Oil paintings
Selected works — click to enlarge

✦ All paintings are oil on canvas or panel

Kurds, Forgotten by God
Kurds, Forgotten by God · 48" × 72"
Renaissance Now
Renaissance Now · 48" × 72"
Quantum Mother
Quantum Mother · 48" × 72"
Cloud
Cloud · 12" × 16"
Storm
Storm · 20" × 16"
Slovenia
Slovenia · 12" × 16"
Pietà
Pietà · 42" × 60"
Self-Portrait
Self-Portrait · 20" × 16"
Cain
Cain · 30" × 60"
Sleeper
Sleeper · 48" × 36"
First Horseman
First Horseman of the Apocalypse · 48" × 72"
Bosnia
Bosnia · 48" × 72"
Early Morning
Early Morning · 48" × 36"
Rest
Rest · 12" × 16"
Awakening
Awakening · 36" × 24"
Sepehr
Sepehr · 60" × 60"
Mother
Mother · 20" × 24"
Sepehr 2
Sepehr 2 · 20" × 16"
Silent Monk
Silent Monk · 12" × 16"
The Chosen
The Chosen · 48" × 72"
Fortuna
Fortuna · 12" × 16"
Suzanne
Suzanne · 20" × 24"
Artist Jane Arnot Kavanagh
Artist Jane Arnot Kavanagh · 30" × 20"
Suzanne 2
Suzanne 2 · 30" × 24"
Jane on a Rainy Day
Jane on a Rainy Day · 30" × 20"
Waiting
Waiting · 18" × 12"
Woman in Kimono
Woman in Kimono · 30" × 20"
Guardian of Paradise
Guardian of Paradise · 48" × 48"
Ecce Agnus
Ecce Agnus · 42" × 36"
Guardian of Paradise 2
Guardian of Paradise 2 · 16" × 12"
St John
St John · 24" × 18"
The Philosopher
The Philosopher · 24" × 16"
St John 2
St John 2 · 24" × 16"
Storm on a Delta
Storm on a Delta · 20" × 24"
The Martyrs
The Martyrs · 48" × 72"
Dreaming Florence
Dreaming Florence · 24" × 20"
Sarah
Sarah · 24" × 12"
Study of a Man's Head
Study of a Man's Head · 18" × 12"
Three Sides of Anthony
Three Sides of Anthony · 20" × 24"
ICONAS: Moses
ICONAS: Moses · 20" × 16"
ICONAS: Ste Anne
ICONAS: Ste Anne · 24" × 18"
Morning
Morning · 24" × 18"
Venus
Venus · 16" × 20"
Jane
Jane · 36" × 24"
Drawings & studies
Drawing on paper — click to enlarge
Cranium 3
Cranium 3 · drawing on paper · 8" × 11"
Cranium 1
Cranium 1 · drawing on paper · 8" × 11"
Cranium 7
Cranium 7 · drawing on paper · 11" × 8"
Study of a Roman sculpture
Study of a Roman sculpture · drawing on paper · 11" × 8"
Human anatomy drawing
Human anatomy drawing · drawing on paper · 18" × 24"
Drawing of a Roman sculpture
Drawing of a Roman sculpture · drawing on paper · 11" × 8"
Study of male torso
Study of male torso · drawing on paper · 8" × 11"
Study of the Head of Christ, after Guido Reni
Study of the Head of Christ, after Guido Reni · drawing on paper · 11" × 8"
Study of the Head of Christ, after Guido Reni
Study of the Head of Christ, after Guido Reni · drawing on paper · 11" × 8"
Study of a Roman sculpture, first phase
Study of a Roman sculpture, first phase · drawing on paper · 11" × 8"
Study of a Roman sculpture, second layer
Study of a Roman sculpture, second layer · drawing on paper · 11" × 8"
Study of a Roman sculpture, final layer
Study of a Roman sculpture, final layer · drawing on paper · 11" × 8"
Study of a primate skull
Study of a primate skull · drawing on paper · 8" × 11"
Study of a primate skull
Study of a primate skull · drawing on paper · 8" × 11"
Study of a human skull
Study of a human skull · drawing on paper · 11" × 8"
Study of two skulls, first layer
Study of two skulls, first layer · drawing on paper · 18" × 24"
Study of two skulls, final layer
Study of two skulls, final layer · drawing on paper · 18" × 24"
Four Horses of the Apocalypse
Four Horses of the Apocalypse · drawing on wood · 18" × 24"
Ram's skull, first layer
Ram's skull, first layer · drawing on paper · 18" × 24"
Ram's skull, final layer
Ram's skull, final layer · drawing on paper · 18" × 24"
Ram's skull, different sides
Ram's skull, different sides · drawing on paper · 18" × 24"
Male torso, study after a sculpture
Male torso, study after a sculpture · drawing on paper · 11" × 8"
Male torso, front and back, unfinished
Male torso, front and back, unfinished · drawing on paper · 18" × 24"
Male torso, both sides, finished
Male torso, both sides, finished · drawing on paper · 18" × 24"
Bull skull
Bull skull · drawing on paper · 11" × 8"
Ram's skull
Ram's skull · drawing on paper · 8" × 11"
Ram's skull
Ram's skull · drawing on paper · 8" × 11"
Gazelle skull, first layer
Gazelle skull, first layer · drawing on paper · 18" × 24"
Gazelle skull, second layer
Gazelle skull, second layer · drawing on paper · 18" × 24"
Gazelle skull, final layer
Gazelle skull, final layer · drawing on paper · 18" × 24"
Study of a human skull
Study of a human skull · drawing on paper · 11" × 8"
Study of a monkey skull
Study of a monkey skull · drawing on paper · 8" × 11"
Ram's skull
Ram's skull · drawing on paper · 11" × 8"
Study of a Roman sculpture
Study of a Roman sculpture · drawing on paper · 11" × 8"
Portrait of Professor Finkel
Portrait of Professor Finkel · drawing on paper · 11" × 8"
Portrait of a man
Portrait of a man · drawing on paper · 11" × 8"
Life is....
Life is.... · drawing on paper · 18" × 24"
Anatomy of a human foot
Anatomy of a human foot · drawing on paper · 18" × 24"
Venus
Venus · drawing on paper · 18" × 24"
Satyr, drawing of the bas relief
Satyr, drawing of the bas relief · drawing on paper · 14" × 11"
Eye of a tiger
Eye of a tiger · drawing on paper · 11" × 14"
Satyr, drawing of the bas relief
Satyr, drawing of the bas relief · drawing on paper · 18" × 24"
Cast study of the heads
Cast study of the heads · drawing on paper · 18" × 24"
Stone lion sculpture, front
Stone lion sculpture, front · drawing on paper · 18" × 24"
Stone lion sculpture, side view
Stone lion sculpture, side view · drawing on paper · 18" × 24"
Seashell 1
Seashell 1 · drawing on paper · 24" × 18"
Seashell 2
Seashell 2 · drawing on paper · 24" × 18"
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