I create art because I can’t live a single day without it. Art is my cure, my passion and language.
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I love creating portraits, capturing emotions and feelings even memories on my canvases. Using bright colors helps me reach the depths of what I want people feel, while watching the paintings. Also I use symbols to make the connection and appeal to the viewer.
Where do you find inspiration?My own experience, life, struggles, pain, memories, happiness and loss, people who can be good in dark times, people who won’t betray and stay by your side, children with their questions and happy eyes, when they just hug a bear… my inspiration comes from naïve and routine moments, which are part of my life.
What would you do with $25,000?If I’m honored to receive this sum of money I would send part of it to Ukraine medical center that deals with spine surgeries of military veterans or children, whose parents died because of the War. And other part I would keep for my work: art fairs, supplies, publications..
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