Chayim Shvarzblat

The watercolor painter Chayim Shvarzblat is born in Lakewood, New Jersey in 1954. He graduated at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière, Paris and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Painting.For the creation of his paintings, Shvarzblat uses the ‘pure’ watercolor technique, also known as the ‘English Method’. That means that no white is used in his watercolor artworks. Patches or spots of white paper are left unpainted in order to depict white objects or light. Color tones and atmospheric effects are created using the ‘wash’ technique.In 1980, Chayim received a Harkness Fellowship and in 1982 a Guggenheim Fellowship. Furthermore, he represented the USA at the Venice Biennale in 1992.Shvarzblat started working as an artist-in-residence in 1983 at the Oxford University, London.Later on, during the 90’s, Chayim worked as a professional illustrator and portrait artist on commission.Chayim Shvarzblat draws his inspiration from the landscapes of the places he has visited. He has a passion for traveling. The painter has lived in Sicily for 2 years and in the south of France for 3 years. Ha has had the opportunity to paint on location. There he has created his best watercolor masterpieces.This skilled watercolor has created a number of on location paintings in many countries in the world.Chayim started working as a visiting professor at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University in 2010. He teaches atmospheric watercolor, both in-studio and en plein air.Chayim’s atelier is located in Manhattan, New York. There he spends most of his time, creating new paintings.Chayim has presented his paintings to many exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art in NY. Moreover, he has had of solo exhibitions. Some of them were at The Phillips Collection in DC, The Hayward Gallery in London, The Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, and many other galleries around the world.