Yana Merezhko

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I always loved drawing and could never have imagined that someone would like my works besides my mom and dad. Being a student, I bought acrylic paints and painted a picture of sunflowers. Honestly, I disappointed in acrylic a little because it was drying rather quickly and did not let me get exactly the color I wanted. As a result, I didn't want to paint at all. I can't explain why I chose acrylic then as I could choose any paint. I put off my acquaintance with oil for another couple of years. 


Seven years ago, in Moscow, I painted my first oil painting. After that, I experimented with pastels, watercolors, and so on, but the oil paints became my only true love. That was the beginning of my career as an artist. But I was haunted by doubts. I didn't believe in myself. I'd like to say. I'm grateful to the people who believed in me when I didn't believe in myself. When someone believes in you, it helps you to believe in yourself.


I'm painting in oil because I can't live without it. The ideas that inspire me are different. When I notice something unusual and exciting, I want to share it with other people through painting. I try to conve...

Christmas All-Ukrainian Art Exhibition
Kharkiv City, December 2017.