Meet The Artist

My name is Nelly Abayev and I am a British professional artist and art decor designer. I would like to welcome you to Romantic Decorative Art which is a combination of my original paintings and hand-made decorative objects, all of which I have been working on for several years. I continue to make this collection of charmingly beautiful works inspired by my huge love and passion for art. It also gives me great pleasure to see the delight that my work gives people. Many of my works have found homes in many countries of the world. You can find on my website any work of mine which will make any home beautiful and elegant and it will always be in style. My works are very varied, but all of them have a Classical or Vintage style, and all the work that I have created is of high quality and made with a big passion for art. Much of my paintings is done in the style of the Old Masters. Each month I am creating some new beautiful and unique artwork. Custom Orders  are welcome.
 
Dear friends, thank you for visiting my website, where I can share my beautiful-romantic artworks with you. I am living in Teaneck, New Jersey, USA where I have my own studio and where I am designing and creating my “Romantic Decorative Art”.  I have lived and worked many years in London, Great Britain where many of my works have found new homes.
 
From an early age I loved to draw and paint, and this love has continued to develop. I have attended a Technological College of Art where I studied art, photography and paintings. When I finished college I received a technological certificate in the trend and specialisation of graphical design. My passion and love of art led me to visit many museums, art galleries and magnificent palaces around the world where I would spend hours observing artworks and learning from the great Old Masters who’s art immensely inspired me to create my own collection of art .
My creative works began with colour pencils, ink, gouache, oil and acrylic paints. I like to paint on any surface – paper, canvas, wood, plastic, metal, glass, porcelain, fabric, walls, furniture. My passion is elegant, classical and vintage style of art and paintings. My favourite styles which I use in my work are – Renaissance (14th-17th centuries), Baroque (17th century), Rococo (18th century), Neoclassicism (18th-19th centuries), Victorian era (19th century), Shabby Chic design and French Aubusson. The painters which inspire me are Nicolas Lancret (1690-1743), Francois Boucher (1703-1770), Jean-Honore Fragonard (1732-1806), Hans Zatzka (1859-1945) and many more.
 
ABOUT ACRYLIC PAINTS AND VARNISH – My recommendations how to take care of any of my products:
At the moment I work with high quality professional Acrylic Paint. I use very rich colours and tones of paint. As a result of this my works have both an elegant and romantic appearance, and some of them even have an antique style. Acrylic Paints are water soluble, fast drying and also water resistant when dry. The finished acrylic painting can resemble an oil painting, and this is the reason why I love to work with acrylic paint. Keep in mind the colours of the photos of all my work may vary from the original. I cover all my products with a clear gloss or matte varnish which provides long lasting protection against knocks and scratches. Rich finish of clear varnish adds depth to the beauty of any of my works. For fabric I am using a fabric paint, so the fabric remains very soft and its washable on a low temperate. For glass, porcelain or ceramics I am using a special paint and a method (none dishwasher safe). I also love to embroider and sew, so you can find on my website some pages for hand made darling fabric gift bags, embroidery, even hand made jewellery and more.  All these have been designed and hand made by me, the artist Nelly A.
Each item of my work comes signed by me. To take care of any of  my works, I recommend cleaning them carefully with a damp cloth. 
FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING! (except the furniture and Custom Order) – and available for immediate shipping. For more information about shipping process please visit the page Terms and Policies.
You are welcome to leave the comments in my GUEST BOOK
 
Thank you for visiting ROMANTIC DECORATIVE ART.
Nelly A.