Magda Szabo facts for kids
Magda Szabo (born July 8, 1934) is a talented Canadian artist. She is famous for creating very small, detailed paintings called miniatures.
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Her Early Life
Magda Szabo was born in Budapest, Hungary. She loved painting from a young age. When she first started, she used oil paints on large canvases.
Her Amazing Art Career
Magda Szabo began her career as a miniature painter in the late 1980s. For these tiny artworks, she chose watercolor paints. This type of paint worked best for the small details she wanted to capture.
Painting Tiny Masterpieces
Many of her early miniature paintings were incredibly small. Some were hardly bigger than a large postage stamp! To paint such tiny pictures, Magda Szabo used a special magnifying glass. She also used a very fine brush, sometimes made with only three hairs.
Today, her paintings are a bit larger, usually around 5 by 3.5 inches or smaller. But they are still considered miniatures because of their small size and incredible detail.
Protecting Her Art
Magda Szabo uses a special clear coating called varnish on her paintings. This varnish helps protect the colors from fading over time. It also gives her artworks a unique, glowing look.
Magda Szabo has been a member of several important Miniature Art Societies. These include groups like the Hilliard Society of Miniaturists and the Miniature Art Society of Florida in the US. Her art has been shown in galleries in places like Maui, Hawaii. Her miniature paintings have been sold in many countries, including England, the US, and Canada. She has created more than one thousand miniatures with many different themes.
Awards and Recognition
Magda Szabo has won many prizes for her amazing work in art competitions. Here are some of her awards:
- First prize: 1997, Seaside Art Gallery, Nags Head, North Carolina (international competition)
- Second prize: 2000, Florida Miniature Art Society (international competition)
- Four Awards of Excellence: Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (international competition)
