Virginia Ivanicki-Strell
My paintings explore character. 'Character' exudes in what humankind has created - explosions of individuality in color, line, invention - whether in the pure pursuit of fun or functionality. I layer these elements into an image that is sometimes abstract in its parts, but allegorical in its totality.
Nothing is black and white. Even the darkest times had their
The Warbirds and WWII Bombers and Fighters have that terrible
I paint without time, wherein the human traits that are made evident in the 'man-made', in the things we do, and where and how we live, are never obsolete. What I paint is a celebration: of every gorgeous color there is, of the glory years of youth, of sacrifice, of craziness and invention, hard work and pleasure, vacations - those halcyon days and nights of desperate rest– and what makes life worth living.
Natural Disguise
48 in x 36 in
oil on canvas
$5200 CDN
Seabee and Belles
48 in x 30 in
oil on canvas
$3900 CDN
After the Proposal
30 in x 48 in
oil on canvas
$3900 CDN
Weekend Friends
14 in x 18 in
oil on canvas
$1200 CDN
Forbidden Tess
24 in x 36 in
oil on canvas
$2700 CDN
Sailor Sailor
20 in x 16 in
oil on canvas
$1400 CDN
Paradise Point
18 in x 24 in
oil on canvas
$1800 CDN
Beauties
24 in x 48 in
oil on canvas
$3600
Beach Complete
20 in x 30 in
oil on canvas
$2100 CDN
Otter
14 in x 18 in
oil on canvas
$1200 CDN
Reflection
20 in x 30 in
oil on canvas
$2100 CDN
Salt Water Swim
40 in x 60 in
oil on canvas
$6000 CDN
The Kennedy Years
40 in x 60 in
oil on canvas
$6000 CDN
(plane is a Republic RC-3 Seabee)
Splash
48 in x 60 in
oil on canvas
$6700 CDN
Pagent 1
10 in x 48 in
acrylic on canvas
$2600 CDN
Pagent 2
10 in x 48 in
acrylic on canvas
$2600 CDN
Noorduyn Norseman
14 in x 18 in
oil on canvas
$1200 CDN
The Architects of Heaven: Lightning
60 in x 40 in
oil on canvas
$6000 CDN
(P38 Lightnings)
The Architects of Heaven: Blitz
48 in x 24 in
oil on canvas
$3600 CDN
(Defiant)
The Architects of Heaven: Displaced Persons
48 in x 48 in
oil on canvas
$5800 CDN
(P61 Black Widows)
The Architects of Heaven: Tomahawk
48 in x 30 in
oil on canvas
$3900 CDN
(Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk, Flying Tiger paint scheme - aka Warhawk or Kittyhawk)
The Architects of Heaven: Black Cat
30 in x 48 in
oil on canvas
$3900 CDN
(black plane is a PBY Catalina, white plane is a Consolidated PBY 5A Catalina)
The Architects of Heaven: Black Widow
48 in x 24 in
oil on canvas
$3600 CDN
(P61 Black Widow)
The Architects of Heaven: Acrobats
48 in x 10 in
oil on canvas
$2600 CDN
(top plane is a P51D Mustang, middle plane is a Spitfire MK22, bottom plane is a P51D Mustang which flew with the 361st Squadron, France 1944.
The Architects of Heaven: Incredibly High
18 in x 24 in
oil on canvas
$1800 CDN
(B17's)
Painting will be on display at the Reynolds-Alberta Museum May 11- Sept.25, 2009.
The Architects of Heaven: Sea Monster
60 in x 40 in
oil on canvas
$6000 CDN
(Martin Mars)
The Architects of Heaven: Altitude
48 in x 24 in
oil on canvas
$3600 CDN
(plane is a P51A, instrument panel is from a Harvard)
The Architects of Heaven: Corsairs
40 in x 30 in
oil on canvas
$3300 CDN
(Corsairs)
The Architects of Heaven: Pearl
24 in x 48 in
oil on canvas
$3600 CDN
(planes from left to right side of canvas; B17E, B17C, P40 - Hickam airfield hangar, Battleship Row at Ford Island, Oahu Hawaii)
The Architects of Heaven: Trio
10 in x 10 in
oil on panel
$950 CDN
(Mosquito TIII)
The Architects of Heaven: Row on Row
10 in x 10 in
oil on panel
$950 CDN
(B17's)
The Architects of Heaven: Hellcat in Ground Light
10 in x 10 in
oil on panel
$950 CDN
(F6F-5 Hellcat)
The Architects of Heaven: Eternal Partners
10 in x 10 in
oil on panel
$950 CDN
(plane on the left is a Mosquito PR Mk XVI, plane on the right is an FM2 Wildcat)
The Architects of Heaven: Aftermath
10 in x 10 in
oil on panel
$950 CDN
(B17)
The Architects of Heaven: Camouflage
10 in x 10 in
oil on panel
$950 CDN
(top plane is a P51 Mustang MK IV, bottom plane is a P51 Mustang MkI)
The Architects of Heaven: Across Time
10 in x 10 in
oil on panel
$950 CDN
(Spitfires)
The Architects of Heaven: Filton
16 in x 20 in
oil on canvas
$1500 CDN
(Bristol Beaufighter)
Architects of Heaven: Dynamics
18 in x 36 in
oil on canvas
$2400 CDN
Charlie's Ride Beachside
48 in x 72 in
oil on canvas
$7700 CDN
Tropical Deluxe
48 in x 72 in
oil on canvas
$7700 CDN
Surf Meet Deluxe
48 in x 84 in
oil on canvas
$8200 CDN