Tears for Saint Petersburg Painting

My name is Anita and I'm an Uzbek artist living in St. Petersburg. I grew up and made my first steps as an artist in Uzbekistan, and then travelled over 2500 miles to Russia in to finish my education. This had a huge influence on my life significantly broadening my mindset. My art combines strict rules of Russian academism and bright motives of Uzbek culture. I draw things that excite me, my art is inextricably linked with me: I pass through myself emotions and impressions in order to find answers to the questions that concern me most. Having diverse background, I get inspiration from my childhood memories and life events. Many things motivate me to draw: from a bird flying by on a shiny day to a large-scale event in the world. Being an academic artist, I begin my work with finding the spot, composition, color scheme and collecting the necessary materials. And then I proceed to implementing my plans