Evoking Violet Print

Born and raised in St. Petersburg, in 2006 I moved to Estonia to study psychology, and accidentally found a book on watercolour techniques. This book fuelled my interest in painting and turned my weekends into artistic escapes. I was spending long hours at my grandmother’s house in the countryside in Estonia, practicing watercolor until my neck was getting numb. To further hone my painting skills, I decided to find a professional artist who would teach me the right techniques and help me grow further. I approached Peeter Krosman, an Estonian artist. Peter has contributed a lot to my artistic development and showed how I can express myself freely through colors. After a few years, I moved back to St.Petersburg and started taking private lessons from a famous Russian artist Vladimir Zagorov. While trying to master my self-expression, I have also joined the classes of Professor Krachmer. Finally, in 2014 I took an intensive painting course in Paris. The painting had started to become an inseparable part of my life and, after a few commissioned works, I felt an urge to rent my own studio. Nowadays I am frequently painting in my studio in Amsterdam and teaching painting techniques on a private basis.