Born in a small town in South Ural, Russia, and now based in San Francisco, California, I grew up surrounded by art, inspired by my artist mother and the enchanting legends of the Maiden of the Copper Mountain.
I hold a Fashion Design degree from South Ural University and continually hone my skills through online art classes. My artwork, often described as semi-realistic with fantasy elements, combines traditional media like ink, watercolor, pencils, and art markers with digital tools such as Photoshop, Clip Studio Paint, and Rebelle Pro.
I admire artists like Boris Vallejo, Victor Titov, Waldemar Kazak, John Scott Armstrong, Alphonse Mucha, and J.C. Leyendecker. After a successful 20-year career as a makeup artist, during which I won several awards for creative makeup and body painting, I transitioned to illustration and surface design.
My favorite things to draw: people, emotional animals, florals and berries (well, everything you can find in forest or in a garden), magical creatures and seaside life. I love to have a story behind each illustration and sometimes I add some spark of humor into them.
Outside of art, I enjoy graphic design, photo retouching, Feng Shui, and reading fantasy or detective books. I live with my two cats, James and Michelle, who often "assist" in my creative process. If I weren’t an illustrator, I’d be a graphic designer or photographer.
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