About

The gift of discovering my passion for creating art came into my life seemingly out of the blue. I often wondered what it would be like if I could paint. The wise part of me knew that I would never know unless I tried. One day I decided to try myself at painting. Very soon I realized creating art is my passion, my very much needed outlet and I began to dedicate all my free time, resources, and energy into developing my artistic skills.

My work is primarily abstraction. I aim to create images that evoke a reaction, a feeling in me. And since human feelings and emotions are universal, the goal is to conduct them to my viewers. I work with colors, shapes, and lines to orchestrate them in a way that is visually appealing to me. My paintings are usually multilayered, with a rich history lurking beneath the surface. As I add and subtract shapes and lines, the painting evolves and develops its own history. I don’t try to envision the final work, in my process I experiment and search for what I want to express until I feel I have achieved it. I embrace the mystery of not knowing where I’m going until I have arrived there, as hard as it might be at times. For me, planning a painting doesn’t lend itself to coming up with work that is authentic, spontaneous, fresh, and alive.  I wish for my work to be a visual refuge, a moment of wonder for others.

I currently live in the beautiful Midwestern city of Dubuque, Iowa. I was born and raised in Lviv region, Ukraine.