Olena Yermolenko

Welcome!
I am Elena Ermolenko was born in Zaporozhye, Ukraine.
Has been selected as an Associate Artist of English Unison Color Pastels since 2020. I am honored to present the highest quality pastels and to be a member of the Unison team, you can also read information about me on the official Unison Color website!
From 2018-2020, 3 books with my graphic illustrations were published.
I have an incredible need to paint, my inspiration is people and nature!
Now it is interesting to paint a portrait of a person, as well as landscapes of nature, both abstract and real, but everything is based on wildlife. Drawing is my life!
I mainly work with graphic materials, pastels, charcoal, pencil and watercolors, in order to feel direct contact with my hands and convey images through the materials. I am a member of the IWS
At the moment I also take an active part in international competitions and exhibitions. At the same time, I work both in traditional techniques, such as watercolor and pastel, and in experimental ones. I use non-traditional materials, paint on metal sheets, plywood, trying various textures and soils. I will be happy to share with you more information about the creation and my creative proc...

I have two higher educations, and none of them is directly related to drawing. By education, I am a mechanical engineer at the National Technical University, I worked in a design bureau for the production of aircraft engines, so I started my career with a simple pencil. Self-taught artist, she began to paint from the birth of her daughter.

Since the beginning of 2020, she has been taking part in all Ukrainian exhibitions and international competitions, is a member of exhibitions of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine.
2020 - All-Ukrainian exhibition "Art seasons in the Lavra", Museum of Books and Printing of Ukraine.
2020 - 1st International Biennial of Watercolor Art in Poland "Your personality through watercolor".
2020 - International Exhibition of Watercolors "Living Water", Museum of Fine Arts of the city of Chernomorsk.
2020 - finalist and nominee for the "Special Prize" of the Step by Step International Watercolor Competition, IWS Poland
2020 - All-Ukrainian exhibition "Breath of watercolors", Historical Museum of Boryspil.
2020 - International Exhibition "Sea of ​​Watercolors - Odessa 2020".
||| place - international competition of watercolor miniatures "Mini-watercolor Kiev 2020" 2020 - exhibition "Watercolor album" in the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, in the Museum of Books and Printing. Participant of the all-Ukrainian plein air in the city of Bucha, September 2020.