By permission of the artist, The Cyber Art Show is pleased to feature the first of two 12-piece exhibitions of works by Slovakian painter 

Martin Majerčák (born 1990 in Poprad, Slovakia).

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Martin Majerčák was born and raised in Slovakia in a town called Poprad, which lies under High Tatras--a mountain range on the Slovak-Polish border. They offer not only wonderful nature activities, but also a wonderful subject for painting. 

 

From a very early age, Martin had a passion for painting. He could paint anywhere and any subject. His parents realized that art classes could be really useful, so they enrolled him in an after-school art course. The course took a few years, during which Martin was obligated to paint subjects he didn't like. The experience left him a bit angry and prompted him to forget about painting altogether. 

 

Martin refrained from painting for a few years, until a friend wanted his assistance in making a giant "Sin City" fan art poster. When Martin helped him, he discovered that the passion, the curiosity and the need to paint had returned.

 

After finishing high school he was really interested in taking art in college, but his parents opposed the idea. Instead Martin attended a university of economics where he studied foreign policy and macroeconomics. 

 

After finishing college, Martin found it difficult find a job in the field with the degree he had earned. Realizing that he was underqualified for some jobs and overqualified for others, he started painting again. This time with watercolors. When he began exploring this medium three years ago he had no idea what to do and how to do it. So he browsed the internet, where he found Joseph Zbukvic, Alvaro Castagnet, Keiko Tanabe and many more outstanding artists. First he watched every piece of their videos on YouTube. He Googled all their work and then purchased some tutorials on vimeo through apvfils.com. After a year and half of painting with watercolors,  Martin discovered that viewers liked his works and were willing to buy them. At this time, watercolors became Martin's passion instead of a hobby.

 

Today, Martin is so immersed in his painting that the days fly by. He has created a schedule during which he paints every single day. He has found that this daily regimen has helped him with lots of subjects, including perspective, color values etc. His biggest passion is painting landscapes. He favors gorgeous mountain ranges, such as the High Tatras, but lately has also found passion in painting flowers.

Martin works with Canson and Fabriano papers,  hot and cold pressed ones. He uses squirrel and synthetic brushes and a combination of colors : Umton, Winsor Newton and Daniel Smith.