Tatiana Melnikova

I treat the creation of my paintings from a philosophical point of view. Painting and nature helps me understand life. Darkness is a part of nature and without it there will be no light. I treat light and darkness with equal share of respect and admiration. After all, each of us has both. Through my paintings, I learn myself, the way nature creates me and love the dark and light sides of character in myself.
I admire the works of the Itinerant artists (Kuindzhi, Korovin, Vrubel), impressionists (Monet, Cezanne) and modern Chinese watercolorists (Liu Yi, Xianmin, Yuko Narayama).
I love to study natural phenomena of light and color. I like to watch how the saturation, contrast of objects change, under natural or artificial lighting. I am inspired by morning light rays, shimmering reflections, dynamic water reflections and purple clouds at sunset.

I am a member of the Union of Watercolors of Russia. I work in watercolor technique in the style of realism.
I work in the open air and in the workshop.

She studied at the School of Arts at the Faculty of Design, attended the Stieglitz Academy as an auditor.

She took part in an exhibition dedicated to the anniversary of the VDNKh park in Moscow.