Iryna Jeger

Self taught artist from Ukraine, and lived there nearly all my life.

And I did not know that I would become an artist. Everyone has gifts from the Creator.

For me, painting is the most life affirming thing to do. I am painter, capturing for you what captivates me about people, places and things I see at home, around Country and on my travels. I describe the beauty of the world, I believe that there will be no more wars in the world and people will just enjoy life and beauty.
My paintings are filled with sunlight and love of nature! Their mission is to bring light and joy to your home. Inspired by the flowers, light, colors, sounds and smells of nature, I collect all the best and translate it into my art

My husband offered me a trip to Paris.
When I saw the city of dreams and lovers, streets and museums, the delicious smell of bakeries and perfume shops, the Montmartre artists quarter, I fell in love with it even more.

Returning home, I began to paint. Paris sketches were my first works. That is, my activity as an artist is only 6 years old. My direction in painting is realism and my work includes both realistic landscapes and flowers and abstract designs. I believe it is the duty of each to share our gifts with the plane...

I am self taught.

I graduated from two universities.
To my paintings, I want to say that when I paint my Ukrainian, national theme, I use gouache paints, acrylics to dry quickly. Blending color on color is often and needs to be done quickly. Since ancient times, the Ukrainian technique is such that they paint with brushes from cats and put many layers of gouache on top of one another.
In my last works with pastels, I also draw in the same way, I put one layer on top of another and rub the layers with my fingers, sometimes with paper or special rubber brushes. This is completely my fantasy. In the oil paintings, I used the ala prima technique or the old Dutch masters technique, starting with grisaille and then applying ball by ball the following layers after each layer has dried.
The works are very deep and curious.

The last two years I attend a pastel course in my city in Germany.
School - studio in Germany, Kamen
by the German artist Reinhard Krebs

2019, May - permanent exhibition at the physiotherapy clinic
2019, 1 - 1 June - general exhibition of artists in the city gallery
29 June, my exhibition at the Kamen gallery
2020, January, exhibition in the city music school, theme - "environment"
2020 permanent exhibition in the physiotherapy department of the city.
2022 - 2024 fünf Ausstellungen mit der Künstlergruppe Schieferturm in Kamen und Dortmund