Marina Urchukina

For as long as I can remember, I have always painted.

I lived and painted in Slovenia, Ukraine and the US.

I love flowers, paint mostly flowers: on canvas, paper, plywood, “Christmas bubbles,” anything goes.
My favorite subjects are flowers and still life. Though not as frequently seen in my work, occasionally, I am attracted to the landscape.

Oil and acrylic on canvas, brush, and palette knife are my favorite media and tools.

I learned through practical experience, studying the works of my artistic influences, and experimenting with different techniques. With each step, I gratefully absorbed their precious guidance. While I may not have a formal academic background in the arts, I consider myself an artist in the making, continuously pushing the boundaries of my creativity.

Here are some of my most significant influences: Isaac Levitan, Henri Fantin-Latour, Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Konstantin Korovin.
Contemporary major influences include Daniel J. Keys, Serguei Toutounov, Tuman Zhumabaev, Quang Ho, Michael Klein, David Leffel, Richard Schmid, and a few others.

For me, it’s impossible not to paint. Although my friends have been urging me to exhibit my art for a while, I've only recently decided to share my work wi...