Iryna Baklanova

I live in Kyiv, Ukraine.
I continue to paint blossoming nature, flowers, peaceful landscapes, and beautiful women. I believe in art that brings joy, love, and light to our reality. Through the chaos of the cruel war in Ukraine, I visualize in my artworks the wonderful life we had and will have here, in Ukraine, and in every place in our world.
All my International parcels during wartime (USA, Europe, Great Britain, India) were delivered within 2-3 weeks.

My name is Iryna Baklanova, and I am a self-taught artist based in Kyiv, Ukraine. My primary mediums are oil and acrylic paints.
I've loved drawing ever since I was a little girl, but I didn't pick up the brush again until I was 40 and quit my job at the bank. With a stroke of luck, I rediscovered my love for art while completing a drawing course as part of a Web design certification. That was in 2016, and I can't imagine my life without painting ever since.
In 2017, I opened my first online shop. My artworks are now in several online galleries; over 50 have found new homes in Ukraine and overseas.
My process is best described as "creative play". I dwell in the intuitive, the abstract. I paint sights from traveling, using my personal experiences as inspiration. I put flowers ont...

High education in economics 1987-1992
Web-design course "Step Academy" 2015-2016

Exhibitions of Art Studio in Kyiv House of Artists
2017, January
2019, January
Charity exhibitions in Kyiv House of Artists
2017, March
Art exhibitions at the Kyiv Juniors Tennis Cup
2019, July
Art exhibition in a private gallery in Kyiv in April 2024.
Ukraine art exhibition at the Kavaleridze Museum-Mastery in Kyiv in August 2025.
Ukrainian art exhibition at Modi Art's private gallery in Kyiv in August 2025.