Slobodan (Bob) Tomanovic
Slobodan (Bob) Tomanovic studied at the School of Industrial Design and later at the Academy of Arts.
Tomanovic has a unique knowledge of water-colour technique, and oil water soluble wet on wet painting technique that he invented himself.
His wide accepted Compositional theory helped many artist to achieve much better results.
New: William Turner Academy by Bob Tomanovic.
Online painting classes
In the spring of 2022, Bob Tomanovic starts with ZOOM webinars for participants who are interested to learn his water-soluble oil colour technique. Part of these lessons is also his crucial insights into visual composition.
In a direct ZOOM contact, Bob explains his composition ideas. He also shows how to apply these in paper or on canvas. This way of teaching works very good and gives participants a chance to realize a beautiful piece of art.
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Awards and exhibitions
Internationally renowned and award winning S.B. (Bob) Tomanovic has exhibited in cities around the world like New York, Zürich, Amsterdam, Tokyo and The Hague.
International
Bob Tomanovic is a member of the BBK, de Beroepsvereniging Beeldende Kunstenaars (a professional union of artists in The Netherlands).
He is also member of the GCC, the Global Culture Center, a worldwide union of artists with head quarters in Tokyo, Japan. Every year the GCC organizes a big exhibition in a different capital, such as Seoul, Osaka, Tokyo, Paris, San Francisco and Mexico City.
Books
He wrote several books about his painting techniques, like “Meester van de Compositie” (“Master of the Composition”), “Gouden Tips voor de Aquarellist” (“Golden Tips for the Aquarelle Painter”) and “Touching Eternity”. These books were well received and were sold out quickly. More about these books: News
Book “Master of Visual Composition”
In the year 2020 he published his famous book “Master of Visual Composition” on the English speaking market.
In this book Bob describes in detail how the compositional language works.
This knowledge is perfectly applicable at all levels, from amateur painters to professional artists.
Hofvijver
One of his paintings hangs at the Dutch Parliament Building in the Hague. Another painting “Hofvijver”(see photo) was bought for the then departing Dutch Prime Minister Wim Kok. An exhibition in Aardenburg was opened by the Belgium Vice-President and Minister of Tourism, Mr. Landuit.
Japanese award
Bob Tomanovic won an award of the big Japanese industrial city Kawaguchi near Tokyo.
On invitation of the city, he stayed in Japan for 50 days, to make a big painting for the Kawaguchi Comprehensive Cultural Center Lilia.
It turned into a big piece of art of about 4 x 1 meter. It was received with great enthusiasm.
Encon Light
After so many years of meditation and twenty five years of prominent “Enlightenment Intensive” course, Bob Tomanovic excelled in evolving into exceptional art innovations: the Encon, a crystal object that can be used in meditation techniques.
Bob was on Dutch TV – RTL 4 ‘Pleasure & Passion’
Bob Tomanovic on Dutch TV
In 2021 Bob Tomanovic was a guest in the Dutch TV show called “Plezier & Passie” (Pleasure & Passion).
