2nd Geshaview Orienteering Cup

The 2nd competition for the Geshaview Orienteering Cup (organised by the ‘bacho Kiro-94’ Orienteering Club, Dryanovo, Bulgaria) took place on Sunday 27th March.
This Central Bulgaria Orienteering Competition saw over 350 visitors and 240 competitors from 7 clubs with all 3 generations participating, as well as international athlete - Kirol Nikolov - ranked 6th in Europe.

Competitors of all ages get ready for the start.

Happy winners with their awards.

More pictures of the event can be seen on the Geshaview Facebook page.
A full report will be in the next issue of the Geshaview Newsletter.

The next International Orienteering Festival competition has been booked for September 2012.
The competitors will include international, invited runners of world ranking.
The event will provide accommodation and entertainment for all visitors.

2 more artists register for the First Geshaview International Arts Festival

Two more artists have confirmed their intention to attend the First Geshaview International Arts Festival from the 6th to 19th May 2011.
This brings the total of artists and sculptors registered so far to 18.
More details can be found on the First Geshaview International Arts Festival page on the Geshaview website.
Countries represented are Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Croatia, Hungaria, Italy, Kuwait, Russia and Turkey.

PANCHO PANEV
Graduated from the National Academy of Arts in Sofia in 1966, emphasis on graphics, in the class of Prof. Evtin Tomov and Prof. Vesselin Staykov. In 1972 he joined the Bulgarian Painters Union. Since 1966 regularly takes part in collective exhibitions of graphics in Sofia and inside the country, in international exhibitions in Turkey, Egypt and France. He holds solo exhibitions in St. Peterburg, Bucarest and Budapest.

THURAYA AL-BAQSAMI
Nationality: Kuwaiti
Thuraya Al-Baqsami is member of the “Kuwaiti Formative Art Society” since 1969, the “Formative Arts Group” of the GCC countries and member of the “Very Special Arts Organization” in Washington, D.C. (USA).
She was awarded the “Golden Palm Leaf” of the GCC-Print-Biennial in Riad/Saudi Arabia in 1989, in Doha/Qatar in 1992 and she won the 1st Prize of the “National Museum Exhibition” in Kuwait in 1987 and 1992.

One more artist registers for the First Geshaview International Arts Festival

Another artist has confirmed her intention to attend the First Geshaview International Arts Festival from the 6th to 19th May 2011.
More details can be found on the First Geshaview International Arts Festival page on the Geshaview website.

LUDMILA CHAGINA
Ludmila was born in Cheliabinsk, Russia and from 1971 to 1975 she studied at the art college in Saint-Petersburg. From 1975 to 1983 she studied in the I. E. Repin's Institute of painting, sculpture and architecture, department of painting in Saint-Petersburg.
Many of her works are in private collections around the world.

Landscaping at the Geshaview Courtyard continues apace...

The landscaping at Geshaview continues with the creation of the outdoor seating area for The Courtyard Bakery Bistro Garden.
This will create a multi-level seating area for enjoying coffee, refreshments or a light snack from the Courtyard Bakery Bistro.

3 more artists register for the International Arts Festival

One artist and two sculptors have confirmed their intention to attend the First Geshaview International Arts Festival from the 6th to 19th May 2011.
More details can be found on the First Geshaview International Arts Festival page on the Geshaview website.

SUZAN UĞURLUÇAM
Suzan was born in Prizren and she graduated from Belgrade University, Museology in Art History Department at the Faculty of Philosophy.
She did research and investigation for 1 year including Louvre Museum in Paris. She did research, investigation and specialization for 1 year at Galleria Nationale D’arte Moderna in Rome, Italy.

LENKA VODA BALENKOVA
Lenka was born in Brno, Czechoslovakia and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Bratislava and the Akademia Sztuka Piekna, Warsaw. She has exhibited in Bratislava, Warsaw, Banská; Štiavnica, Bratislava, Malacky Liptovsky Mikulas, Dehli (India) and Toledo in Spain.

IVAN PARASKOV
Nationality: Bulgarian.
Completed higher education in sculpture in 1970 and he has participated in national and international exhibitions and forums.
He has realized over 10 solo exhibitions in Europe and 16 monumental works.
His works are owned by Chastity collections in Bulgaria, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Austria, Finland, South Korea, USA and the Fund of the National Gallery.

Moving the boulders at Geshaview

Now that spring has arrived (at last!) we can continue with the landscaping of the village and placement of the boulders and rocks that have been excavated during the construction works.

As you wander around the village you will see boulders that have been carefully preserved and lovingly positioned to add to the feeling of being embraced by nature.

Spring comes to Geshaview

The warm spring sunshine has melted the snow away and after 30+ days of winter skies we can feel that the grey days of winter are behind us.
Clear skies during the day lead to crisp nights and that means a great view of the stars. David looked up and saw this on Sunday night... just a reminder that we need to look beyond the obvious... it's all there waiting!

This picture was taken using a normal, digital camera, no extra lenses or telescope was used.

2 more artists from Turkey register for the First Geshaview International Arts Festival

Two more artists from Turkey have confirmed their intention to attend the First Geshaview International Arts Festival from the 6th to 19th May 2011.
More details can be found on the First Geshaview International Arts Festival page on the Geshaview website.

PINAR PARTANAZ
Pınar was born in Istanbul in 1981. She started her art career in the Painting Department of Istanbul High School of Fine Arts in 1996. Afterwards, she continued her education in the painting department of Fine Arts Faculty of Marmara University during 1999-2003. She then completed the Master of Arts on the basic Section of Painting Program at Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts in Istanbul.

SELIN AKTAN
Selin is an artist, painter, sculptor, writer whose work can be found in public and private collections around the world.
She is an established artist from Istanbul.
Selin has exhibited work in her hometown of Istanbul and across the globe in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Paris, Vienna, Zurich, Greece, Bulgaria, Poland, Italy, Denmark and Egypt.

More artists register for The First Geshaview International Arts Festival, 6-19 May 2011

More artists are confirming their intention to attend the First Geshaview International Arts Festival from the 6th to 19th May 2011.
More details can be found on the First Geshaview International Arts Festival page on the Geshaview website.

ADIL YUSIFOV
Adil graduated from the State Art College n/a A.Azimzade, Baku, Azerbaijan in 1996 and from the State University of Culture and Arts, Baku, Azerbaijan in 2000.

ZERNISHAN ALQAYEVA
Zernishan graduated from the Art Academy, Baku, Azerbaijan in 2007 and from the Art Academy, magistr, Baku in 2009.
She has exhibited in the Netherlands, Greece, Argentina and Turkey.

ZOLTAN LUDVIG
Zoltán Ludvig in his pictures goes back to the roots, the ultimate limits. He likes to stir up our collective consciousness by his paintings. He can present an original state of the living substance, the first moment, when life starts.

DÁNIEL LUDVIG
Dániel Ludvig graduated at Pécs in 1999 as a graphic designer. His work consists of highly textured mixed media canvases of simplified faces with focusing on the eyes and of animal shapes.

More artists who have registered for the Geshaview International Arts Festival

We are receiving more confirmations from artists and sculptors wishing to attend the First Geshaview International Arts Festival from the 6th to 19th May 2011.
More details can be found on the First Geshaview International Arts Festival page on the Geshaview website.

HRISTO PANEV
Hristo is a recognized author in the contemporary Bulgarian art. He works in the sphere of paintings, graphics, illustration, book design and monumental art.

GABRIEL PANEV
Gabriel is a representative of the youngest generation Bulgarian artists.
He graduated in the subject of painting at the Sts Cyril and Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo.

IVANICHKA PANEVA
Ivanichka is one of those artists who fell in love in with the romantic corners of Bulgarian landscape and architecture of the ancient capital Veliko Tarnovo.

Spring is here, but...

The UK may be enjoying warm Spring sunshine but at Geshaview there was a fresh fall of snow at the weekend which means that the restarting of the landscaping work is further delayed.

The view from the Courtyard Terrace across the village.

More snow is forecast for the next couple of days with warmer weather and sunshine by the weekend when the temperature could reach 15ºC. So perhaps by next week we will also be able to see the first new buds of spring!

We are now receiving confirmation from artists and sculptors wishing to attend the First Geshaview International Arts Festival from the 6th to 19th May 2011. As they register we will show you a sample of their work.
More details can be found on the First Geshaview International Arts Festival page on the Geshaview website.

Alexandre Osipov
Alexandre Osipov paints fantastically beautiful pictures. They are consistent in composition, shape, colour and craft. He paints pictures without breaking, without stem displacement. He paints in the unbroken understanding of the artist for his own work.

Giuseppe Spitu
Giuseppe Spitu is known for his performances and his installations but also for his sculptures, working in various materials like plastic, resin, glass, or wood.
This particular piece was created last year and is on display at Geshaview.

Milena Mladenova
Milena studied at the National School of Plastic Arts and Design-akad. Dechko Uzunov-Kazanlak and at the University “St. St. Cyril and Methodius where she was a student of sculpture.