Nikola Toplev was born in Skopje, Macedonia. In 1990, after several trips around Western Europe, Toplev settled in Salzburg, Austria. 

Nikola Toplev’s paintings are dramatically inviting. What first strikes the eye is the large scale and striking vivid colors of his work. Evoking the same feelings as paintings by Marc Rothko, blocks of color shift from one shade to the next. Where Rothko paints abstractly, Toplev brings in subtle aspects of reality by adding a horizon line, detail of clouds or rivers to create a visual landscape from bold sections of color. Toplev’s work produces atmosphere and perspective that is captivating; drawing the viewer in. The smooth clean strokes show the build up of paint layers in the landscape, creating thick impasto. The pure clean palette and color combination is pleasing to the eye and brightens up the room.

Tears of Joy - 36X36 - acrylic

Love Letter - 36X36 - acrylic - SOLD

(untitled) - 30X40 - acrylic



Amazon Horizon - 48X72 - acrylic



Dream - 48X72 - acrylic - SOLD



Harvest - 36X48 - acrylic - SOLD



In the Grass - 30X40 - acrylic - SOLD



Summer Eve - 30X40 - acrylic

Sunset - 30X40 - acrylic - SOLD