I HAVE BEEN DRAWING SINCE I WAS FIRST GIVEN A PENCIL. I WAS FASCINATED WITH DISCOVERING SHAPES AND FORMS ON A BLAND PAPER VISIBLE ONLY TO ME. I NEVER DREW REAL FORMS, ONLY WHATEVER I COULD CREATE MYSELF. I AM IN LOVE WITH COLOR AND THOROUGHOUT MY TRAVELS I USE PENCILS TO STAY CONNECTED TO MY INNER WORLD.

MY CHILDHOOD WAS SATURATED WITH RUSSION FOLK TALES AND VIBRANT, COLORFUL FOLK ART, SO INEVITABLY THOSE FORMS FOUND THEIR WAY INTO MY ART. WHILE I EXPERIMENTED WITH DIFFERENT MEDIUMS, FOR ME, OIL IS A PERFECT CHOICE FOR ORGANIC, FEMININE FORMS I CREATE.

AS MY LIFE UNFOLDS, THE EVENTS IN MY LIFE ARE MY BIGGEST INSPIRATION. COLORFUL LEXPERIENCES OF LOVE & PAIN, HATE & ADMIRATION, ARRIVING TO & LEAVING PLACES AND PEOPLE, CARRY THE ENERGY OF REAL EVENTS ONTO THE WHITE CANVAS.

MY PAINTINGS ARE THE WINDOW TO MY SPIRIT. WHEN I PAINT I DON'T HAVE A PLAN, I JUST FEEL MY WAY THROUGH THE CANVAS - THE PROCESS ITSELF IS MORE REWARDING THAN ITS RESULT.

INSTEAD OF THINKING ABOUT THE MEANING OF MY ART I WANT THE WORLD TO EXPERIENCE ITS ENERGY AND TAKE FROM IT WHATEVER THEY NEED AT THAT TIME. MY MESSAGE IS THAT OF BEAUTY AND LOVE.

Natasha