Lemon on the Checkered Tablecloth Painting

Oksana works mainly with acrylic paint to create her traditional art. Her size of choice varies from vast canvases to miniature artworks. In her art, Oksana tries to depict the scenes full of air and to show its movement. For example, while looking at a landscape, one usually focuses on the tangible objects. As a result, the sheer mass of air, dust, and specs is often ignored. Imagine hot air above the asphalt paved road, its mystic movement, the mirage. This is what Oksana strives to include in her paintings. Oksana favors play of contrasts by creating textured and smooth parts of a single painting. It is the never ending cycle of calm and chaos, as without one we cannot truly appreciate the other. It is a reminder to cherish both, the good and the bad. Through her art, Oksana attempts to show usually unseen and under-appreciated parts of this world. The little things that people tend to lose while leading their busy lives. She tries to tell the viewers to stop and truly look. Oksana draws her inspiration from nature and different cultures while traveling. Butterflies and moths are another inspiration for her; mainly because they are amazing and beautiful creatures, but also incredibly frightening to Oksana. This mix of fascination and disgust, the contrast of feelings is the engine for this inspiration. Additionally, there is a third variable in this equation, the movement of butterflies through air. It is generally unpredictable, because of the wind. It is always fascinating to try and follow air currents while observing movement of the wings, even on a seemingly windless day. Another channel of inspiration for Oksana is lucid dreams. The ability to retain a memory of a dream is fascinating in itself, but some people like Oksana are able to control fantasy worlds inside the dream. This unusual ability allows Oksana to create fantasy scenes inside her head, and then bring them to life through art. Currently, Oksana works on large scale abstract and impressionistic acrylic paintings. She continues to implement the contrasts of this world though textures in her art. Additionally, she started exploring polymer clay sculpture. Her miniature serial experiments are undoubtedly the beginning of new love for this medium. While Oksana's main focus is on creation of acrylic paintings, she also diversifies into digital retouching and photo editing to create unbelievable wonderlands.