Maria Zaykovskaya-Yilmaz

My name is Maria. I was born in Moscow and lived there until I moved to live in Istanbul, Turkey. a few years ago.

My academic background is not related to art or design, my job involved dealing with personnel. It happened five years ago when my life made a U-turn. I quit and started to paint botanic watercolor, which eventually became the love of my life.
Nature is what inspires my art. My passion is to depict the beauty of flowers, birds, plants in watercolor.

At present I am a member of Russian botanic association. My personal exhibition was held in Istanbul in October, 2018.