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My paintings are transformations of traditional portraits. I paint people located in natural landscapes, or surrounded by the elements like flowers, grass and trees. I painstakingly delineate these elements to give my compositions an intense energy. Natural motifs often encircle the figures like a halo or a throne in order to give them a religious aura. Even though they are images of regular, everyday young people - they become mystical or sinister. Objects like a melting ice cream cone, a bandaged hand or an exotic plant become symbols of power or bad omens. Bright glazed colors create a luminous, surreal atmosphere, to heighten the effect of myth and religiosity. The unreal light provides a hint at what’s happening underneath our film of normalcy. Ultimately, my work invites a viewer to an otherworldly place, where one is constantly reminded of the strange, chaotic forces pulsing underneath our thin veil of realm.
"THE WARRIOR WITH BLUE EYES", 2022. Oil on Canvas, 22"x30".
"UKRAINE ON FIRE", 2022. Oil on Canvas, 20"x22".
"ARSEN", 2017. Oil on Canvas, 18"x24".
"NIKA", 2017. Oil on Canvas, 26"x34".
NIKA, 2017. Oil on Canvas. 26"x34".
"SELFPORTRAIT", 2017. Oil on Canvas. 22"x30".
"MAKSYM", 2017. Oil on Canvas. 14"x20".
"THE HUNT", 2017. Oil on Canvas. 24"x36".
"MAX LAYING ON THE FLOOR", 2017. Oil on Canvas. 15"x20".
"ROMAN", 2017. Oil on Canvas. 12"x18".
"LET THE SUN RISE", 2022. Oil on Canvas, 14"x24".
"YULIYA", 2017. Oil on Canvas, 16"x20".
"CAT STATUE", 2016. Oil on Canvas, 20"x16".
"FLOWER STUDY", 2016. Oil on Canvas, 18"x14".
"MAMA", 2017. Oil on Canvas, 18"x24".
"MAX STUDY", 2016. Oil on Canvas, 14"x12".
"MAX READING THE BOOK", 2016. Oil on Canvas, 18"x24".