Snowstorm
Description:
This painting is a result of a long, detailed, artistic process! Every line and dot is a hard, but joyful hand-painted piece of work! As many lines, as many days of work! Every layer of my abstract lines is sealed with a coat of crystal clear epoxy. Sometimes they are up to ten floating layers there.Sold — this piece has found its owner and is no longer available.
It stays here as part of the artist's archive. If it speaks to you, get in touch — Sergei Troshin takes commissions and often has related work from the same series.
About this piece
Snowstorm is an original, one-of-a-kind work by Sergei Troshin, born 1960, based in Canada. It is made with acrylic painting wooden board sealed with resin and measures 12 × 16 in (30.5 × 40.6 cm). It was completed in 2020. There is only one — nothing here is a print or a reproduction.
Materials and finish
The work is built on wooden board. A wooden board is rigid, which is what lets a thick, poured surface stay flat over time.
Resin — A poured resin coat cures to a hard, glass-like film. It deepens the colour underneath the way water darkens a stone, seals the surface, and gives the work a reflective face that behaves like glazing without the glass. Tate’s glossary entry on resin explains the term in more detail.
Acrylic — Acrylic dries quickly and stays flexible, which lets layers be laid over one another in a single session and scraped back while still workable. Tate’s glossary entry on acrylic paint explains the term in more detail.
Size and scale
The piece measures 12 × 16 in (30.5 × 40.6 cm). It reads as an upright piece, and this is a mid-scale piece — enough presence to hold a section of wall on its own above a console, a desk or a bedside.
Looking after it
The resin face is hard but it scratches like any gloss surface. Dust it with a dry, soft cloth — no solvents, no household cleaners, nothing abrasive.
Keep it out of long hours of direct sun. Prolonged UV is what ages a clear coat, and a wall that gets full afternoon light is the one place to avoid.
Room conditions matter more than anything else: stable temperature, stable humidity, no direct sun. The American Institute for Conservation publishes plain-language guidance on caring for artwork at home.
From the same year
2020 is represented in the catalogue by 4 works. Alongside this one: Decorative Composition 1, Decorative composition 2 and Decorative Composition 3.
Further reading
We write about how these surfaces are made and how to live with them in Notes on Art. Relevant to this piece:
- What a Resin Finish Really Does — Two Sans Souci originals, one poured resin finish, and why the same coat reads differently depending on scale, support, and where a piece hangs.
- How to hang a heavy painting — Weight decides the hardware, not size. What a rigid resin-faced panel needs that a small canvas does not, which fixing suits your wall, and what to ask us.
Buying, viewing and delivery
Every artwork leaves the studio with a Certificate of Authenticity, signed and sealed by the artist. Prices are shared on request — there is no online checkout, because each piece is one of a kind and we would rather answer your questions first. Pieces can be viewed in person in Markham by appointment, and we are happy to talk through materials, framing or how a work will sit in your space. Shipping is quoted per piece and packed individually so the work travels safely. Ask about this piece.
