Anna Brazhnikova

Recently, I have read a fairy tale. It was about a raccoon, who every day washed the sky clouds. He believed that all the bad, rude, and cruel thoughts of people during the day were flying up to the sky and making the color of clouds grey, so he was doing what he could – he washed them, making the clouds again white and clean.
What a naïve story, you may say. True. But think about it this way – our raccoon was doing what he sincerely believed in and the best of his ability changing the world for the better. I think that it is a very strong and inspiring life principle. Especially now, when I – as a Ukrainian artist and citizen – feel frustrated, confused, and helpless. But I truly believe that the voice of my art, its cheerfulness and warmth is more needed than ever. I am doing the best of my ability to share a ray of my internal light with you.

I am thrilled to help people everywhere in the world to discover, fall in love with, and own one-of-a-kind paintings. Let it be landscapes of romantic places, bright still life, flowers, colorful, lively paintings, drawings, photos, and stained glass paintings.
I wish you to find THE painting!

I still remember when I was four, I painted a picture for my beloved mother and gave it to her as a present. It was a trivial and unremarkable child's drawing, in timid and sweeping strokes of which, the naivety and sincerity of a little girl was clearly read. In a word, it was a usual drawing, such as the thousands of those that daughters give their mothers. Of course, it could be confused with a masterpiece that came out of the color pencils of a conceptual and quite adult artist, but this is just a matter of perception.
My mother gently looked at the drawing and said: "In my opinion, the circle of choice of professions for Annushka has just clearly narrowed by one." Mom was as always right: I became a banker, but the fine arts took another honorable niche in my life and became my favorite hobby.
Scientists are still struggling with the question: "When did Mozart become a Mozart?" For me, perhaps, it is just as difficult to answer this question, as the one when I discovered the artistic talent in myself. They say that one's inherent talent can be seen most vividly before twelve years old. My own, apparently, was napping up sweetly till this age and, risking of never being detected, became actively manifested immediately after I...

"Festive colours"/ November 2024/ Galeria Amend/ Cologne, Germany