Olga Weston

I was born in 1972 in the Southern-Russian region of Krasnodar (Adagio) and I grew up in Rostov-on-Don. In 2000 I moved to the U.K.(Middlesex) and in 2004 moved with my family to Londonderry in Northern Ireland, where I presently live.
I first developed an interest in art during early childhood. The first few years of my life were spent on my grandparent's farm, where I was free to discover all the wonders of the surrounding nature. I was fascinated by the beauty and the endless changes in the world around me and I was moved to try and recreate this in clay sculptures and drawings.
My primary school years were spent in Rostov where I was exposed to numerous images of Russian art (mainly the Russian masters between 1850 - 1950). It was this which inspired me to become an artist.
My artistic development was ignored by my family. I continued drawing and painting even though my works were usually or ignored or criticized.
In my teenage years I began taking an interest in psychology, sociology, history, philosophy, world religions and esoteric. But art had become a natural part of me and my life. It was my escape into a world of lines, forms, light and shade which were telling the story of my being. I find painting to be ...