A painting depicting a group of horses pulling a buggy with three women and children through a wooded area with tall trees and rocks.

Featured works

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Kairat’s paintings will be featured at the Homeland and Roads solo exhibition which will open at the Cultural Center “Our Texas” in Houston on July 17, 2026. The show will include Kairat’s works depicting scenes of nomadic life and landscapes in Kazakhstan, along with paintings inspired by his travels and love of tennis.

A painting of a cityscape featuring a tall modern building with horizontal windows, a small traditional house with a balcony, trees, a sculpture in a landscaped park, and a flower bed with colorful flowers in the foreground.

A scenic painting of a mountain village with stone and wooden houses, autumn leaves on a tree, a church tower in the distance, and snow-capped mountains under a partly cloudy sky.

A painting of a tennis player with a headband, holding a racket, in a dynamic pose on a court. The background has abstract streaks and colorful circles.

ART over the years

2026

Fortune in the Dust, 24"x36", oil on canvas

When in Athens, 12"x24", oil on canvas glued on hardboard

After the Rain, 18"x24", oil on canvas glued on hardboard

The Rocks of the Heartland, 24"x36", oil on canvas

Autumn Hues, 12"x18", oil on canvas glued on hardboard

The Quiet Nook, 12"x18", oil on canvas glued on plywood

The Small Bridge, 12"x18", oil on canvas glued on plywood

The Best, 32"x19"x10", wire, metal mesh, aluminum foil, wood

2025

Mr. Excellence, 32"x48", oil on canvas (private collection)

City Scale, 28"x22", oil on canvas, (was exhibited in Kinder Morgan building in Houston downtown)

Arizona Dream, 12"x16", oil on canvas (private collection)

Blue Creek, 12"x16", oil on canvas (private collection)

A La Helmut Newton, 18"x24", oil on canvas (private collection)

Nostalgia, 24"x30", oil on canvas (private collection)

Northern Summer, 12"x18", oil on canvas (private collection)

Dilyara, 18"x24", oil on canvas (private collection)

Piney Point, 16"x20", oil on canvas (private collection)

Palatial Chords, 22"x28", oil on canvas (private collection)

Slow Morning, 11"x14", oil on canvas (private collection)

The Morning Light, 16"x20", oil on canvas (private collection)

The Red Boat, 9"x12", oil on canvas (private collection)

The Swing, 36"x24", oil on canvas (private collection)

We Shall Overcome, 24"x30", oil on canvas

2024

Almaty Landscape, 40"x30", oil on canvas (private collection)

City Escape, 24"x30", oil on canvas (private collection)

Crystal Symphony, 30"x40", oil on canvas (private collection)

Fall Creek, 9"x12", oil on canvas (private collection)

G.O.A.T., 40"x30", mixed media (private collection)

Portofino, 18"x24", oil on canvas (private collection)

Heavy Metal, 20"x16" oil on canvas (private collection)

Walk in the Park, 30"x40", oil on canvas (private collection)

Hurry Cane, 30"x24", oil on canvas (private collection)

Still Life with Decanter, 30"x24", oil on canvas

Sunset, 30"x40", oil on canvas (private collection)

Woman with Cigarette, copy from Fechin's original work, 30"x40", oil on canvas (private collection)

Quiet Energy, 32"x48", oil on canvas (private collection)

Recovery, 30"x40", oil on canvas (private collection)

2023 and before

Still Life with Basket, 16"x20", acrylic on canvas (private collection)

Self Portrait, 16"x12", oil on canvas (private collection)

Jerusalem, 16"x20", acrylic on canvas (private collection)

Out of the Woods, 24"x36", oil on canvas (private collection)

Baby Sitter, 30"x40", acrylic on canvas (private collection)

Rain Drops, 16"x12", acrylic on canvas (private collection)

High Bounce, 28"x22", acrylic on canvas (private collection)

Still Life with Jar, 16"x20", acrylic on canvas (private collection)

The Virgin of the Annunciation, copy from Bartolome Esteban Murillo's original work, 24"x18", acrylic on canvas (private collection)

Ursula, 24"x18", oil on canvas (private collection)

Still Life with Shells, 16"x20", acrylic on canvas (private collection)

The Breeze, 24"x20", acrylic on canvas (private collection)

Yellow Zest, 20"x24", acrylic on canvas (private collection)

Young Lady, 16"x12", acrylic on canvas (private collection)

Zero Sum, 30"x30", acrylic on canvas (private collection)

Young Woman, copy from Fechin's original work, 30"x24", acrylic on canvas (private collection)

Tennis Life, 12"x36", acrylic on canvas (private collection)

Mexican Pebbles, 24"x35", acrylic on canvas (private collection)

Jeune Femme, copy from Berthe Morisot's original work, 24"x18", acrylic on canvas (private collection)

Meet the Artist

An elderly man with glasses and gray hair, wearing a checkered shirt, black apron, dark pants, and striped slippers, is painting a yellow design on a canvas outdoors. He holds a paintbrush, standing in a backyard with a wooden fence, green trees, a stone fountain with a cherub, and gardening equipment.

Kairat (Kyle) Sydykov is a PhD geophysicist turned artist, who approaches figurative painting with the curiosity of a scientist and the freedom of an abstract vision.

A student at the Glassell School of Art, the teaching institute of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, he draws inspiration from landscapes, cityscapes and the choreography of tennis, shaped in part by his own experience as an advanced club player.

His paintings are held in numerous private collections in the U.S., Kazakhstan, and Russia.

An elderly man with gray hair and glasses working at an art studio desk, surrounded by paintbrushes, art supplies, and artwork, including a landscape painting and a computer monitor.

Kairat Sydykov was born in Kazakhstan and received his first recognition at the age of six, when his drawing was featured on a local television program after winning a children’s art competition.

Since then, drawing, painting, and interior design have remained important parts of his life. Kairat became seriously engaged in painting after retiring and settling in Houston in 2010.

A geophysicist with a PhD, he approaches representational painting with the curiosity of a scientist, informed by visits to many world-renowned art museums and deep immersion in the visual arts.

Kairat studied for five years at the Glassell School of Art, the teaching institute of the Museum of Fine Arts , Houston (MFAH). His studies included 2D and 3D design, color theory, advanced painting, portraiture, abstraction, digital photography, sculpture, and art history.

In 2026, the MFAH selected Kairat’s CityScale, featured on this site, for display at the Kinder Morgan Building in downtown Houston as part of a showcase of outstanding student work from the Glassell School of Art.

Kairat initially worked in acrylics before transitioning to oil painting, which proved better suited to his deliberate style. His work incorporates glazing, impasto, layered traditional and alla prima techniques.

More than 60 of Kairat’s paintings are held in private collections in the United States, Kazakhstan, and Russia.

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