Iris Painting

Art has been Anna's passion ever since she was a child growing up in Ukraine. Anna studied art at Kyiv art academy and got her art degree at De Anza College in California, US. Over the years Anna had her work featured in a number of publications, exhibitions, and charity auctions. Currently, Anna works with floral motifs. "In the process of creating my works, I use different techniques and materials: acrylic for impasto strokes, oil bars for clear lines, sprays, and charcoal for a weightless effect. Mix media allows me to make my compositions airy and dynamic, like a thin and sophisticated veil on the wind. However, most of these marks are random. These streaks are like frozen moments. I try to control the process less. Less to interfere with the organic process of mixing materials on the canvas. I try to keep more of those honest things in there. As an artist, I try to keep my painting as light as possible and just steer the process in one direction or another and let randomness and gravity do their job. The essence of my work is to explore the beauty that is present in the flower world. Observation of nature and its harmony is my main inspiration. My goal is to take in what draws me and bring it back to the canvas via my own voice"