Natalia Buhaienko

I was born in the southern steppes of Ukraine, washed by the waters of the Dnipro and the Black Sea. I grew up in a family where love for the land was an integral part of life. Growing up in rural areas surrounded by the diversity of plant life, under the guidance of a wise botany teacher and influenced by agronomist parents, I felt a great love and respect for nature from an early age. Studying biology sparked my desire to study in medical university. After graduation, my interest in botany turned into fascination with an even more mysterious science - microbiology. Over 25 years of work as a microbiologist, I came to understand how interconnected everything is in the world we live in.
I've had a passion for drawing since childhood. However, adulthood gradually pushed creativity out of my life. It slept in the recesses of my subconscious for more than twenty years until it awakened to save me from depression. This period for me was a time of vivid events, discoveries and self-awareness. I didn't have to search long for inspiration to paint because I've been in love with the plant world since childhood. Nature is unique in its moods, colors, and forms! And that's what I depict in my paintings.
I've tried many techniques and styles,...

2021 - 2024 ONEHOBBY School 2021-2024 online, Ukraine, Україна

2024 Art Gallery Madame Palmgren, Exhibition Aseо Lviv, Ukraine, Україна
2024 Odessa Museum of Western And Eastern Art, Charity Exhibition/Sale "United By Watercolor," Odessа, Україна, Україна
2024 House of Artist, Colors of Ireland Kyiv, Ukraine, Україна
2024 Central Park of Culture And Recreation, "Generation of War" Vii International Art Festival Україна, Україна
2023 Meta-Sensens Gallery, Virtual Exhibition "Source Of Light" virtual exhibition, Україна, Україна
2021 Art Center "Antre," Ii Distance Illustration Contest "Symphony Of Colors - Gemstones Kyiv, Ukraine, Україна
2021 Creative Association "Fest-Portal," International Competition-Exhibition "Gold Art Fest Kyiv, Ukraine, Україна