Olga Glosman

I’m a Los Angeles based artist. I was born in Moscow, Russia and came to USA at the age of 19. I live for a short period of time in Italy and later did a lot of traveling around the world which definitely enriched my inspiration in art. The desire to paint and draw has been a part of my life since childhood. Painting is my passion, it’s something I’m driven to do. The underlying theme that runs throughout all my work is humanism. It’s important to me to seek the human spirit at its best in all its complexity.

I’m a largely self - taught artist. I started experimenting with oils by learning painting techniques of old masters, using books and videos. Later I took a lot of different art classes, including Los
Angeles Academy of Figurative Art and taking classes and workshops with Jeremy Lipking, whose skills I highly admire. I
also made sure I learn a lot of Human Anatomy. I believe by learning various old masters techniques gives me more freedom to express my art and more confidence to experiment in my own style of painting.
I embrace the exploration and enjoy the journey.
Inspiration can arrive anywhere. For me, it comes from experiences in life, interacting with people and peoples stories. And of course music and nature.
I love painting people, especially women.
It’s important to me to seek the human spirit at its best, in all of its complexity. The subject is endlessly interesting.
It’s an experiment that unfolding. There are stories to tell. The communication of emotions is one of the most important aspects in my art. I want people to feel something when they see my art.
In my work I try to turn the ordinary moments of life into the extraordinary and create a story around them , communicate the emotions and let the viewer to try ...