A highly skilled and versatile artist, Anna has built a successful career as a commissioned creator.
My Journey
My name is Anna, and I am a 29-year-old self-taught artist originally from Ukraine. I was born and raised there before my family and I moved to the United States in 2016 - an unexpected opportunity that marked the beginning of a new chapter in my life.
In 2018, I made the decision to pursue art professionally, dedicating myself fully to my creative practice.
My Journey
My name is Anna, and I am a 29-year-old self-taught artist originally from Ukraine. I was born and raised there before my family and I moved to the United States in 2016 - an unexpected opportunity that marked the beginning of a new chapter in my life.
In 2018, I made the decision to pursue art professionally, dedicating myself fully to my creative practice.
Inspired by a lifelong love of nature, literature, wildlife, and exploration
Anna’s work explores the profound connection between humanity and nature, with the intention of helping people reconnect with their true selves through the beauty of the natural world.
At the heart of Anna’s art is a commitment to empowerment, inspiration, and joy.
Each piece carries a sense of her soul, inviting viewers to feel something magical, meaningful, and deeply uplifting - a reminder that beauty, imagination, and harmony are always within reach.
Art has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. As a child, I spent countless hours drawing while my father read me fairy tales filled with magic and wonder. Those stories awakened my imagination and inspired me to bring unseen worlds to life on paper - a creative spark that continues to shape my work today.
My grandfather was a successful artist in the USSR , working both as a painter and a photographer. He painted primarily in oils, creating landscapes, portraits, and reproductions of classical masterpieces, while also capturing the world through the lens of his camera. He passed away when I was only four years old, before he could share his knowledge or teach me his unique approach to painting. Still, his presence remains deeply felt. My mother often says that his passion and artistic spirit found their way to me, and I carry that legacy forward - translating inherited intuition into my own visual language.
My enduring passion for creativity and love of discovery continue to fuel my artistic journey. Through sharing my work with the world, I hope to demonstrate how art, as a universal language, has the power to inspire connection, imagination, and emotional resonance.
My artistic practice is grounded in an intuitive, layered process that mirrors the complexity and rhythm of the natural world.
Modeling paste plays a central role in my technique, creating tactile relief that gives the surface a sculptural quality. These raised textures catch light differently throughout the day, encouraging the viewer to experience the work as something living and evolving rather than static.
I primarily work with acrylic paint for its versatility, immediacy, and ability to build both transparent washes and richly textured surfaces. Acrylics allow me to move fluidly between spontaneity and control, capturing shifting light, atmospheric depth, and the quiet energy present in landscapes, wildlife, and dreamlike environments. To expand the emotional and visual range of each piece, I often incorporate oil paint, which introduces softness, depth, and subtle transitions that contrast with the sharper gestures of acrylic.
Metallic paints, 24k gold leaf, and shimmering pigments are used selectively to suggest the sacred and the unseen - echoes of light, spiritual presence, or moments of quiet revelation within nature. Gold leaf is used not only for its visual radiance, but for its symbolic power—its luminosity suggesting timelessness, reverence, and the quiet sanctity present within the natural world.
Glitter and mica-based elements are applied with restraint to introduce subtle luminosity, allowing surfaces to glow and shift as the viewer moves. In select works, fluorescent pigments are embedded beneath or within layers of paint, revealing hidden dimensions under ultraviolet light and reinforcing themes of transformation and inner worlds. Through the careful layering of these materials, my technique seeks to balance earthiness with transcendence-inviting the viewer into a contemplative space where texture, light, and imagination converge.
Statement
Anna's practice is rooted in an evolving visual language that blends realism with abstract elements, often unfolding within surreal or dreamlike environments.
My artistic practice is grounded in an intuitive, layered process that mirrors the complexity and rhythm of the natural world. I primarily work with acrylic paint for its versatility, immediacy, and ability to build both transparent washes and richly textured surfaces. Acrylics allow me to move fluidly between spontaneity and control, capturing shifting light, atmospheric depth, and the quiet energy present in landscapes, wildlife, and dreamlike environments. To expand the emotional and visual range of each piece, I often incorporate oil paint, which introduces softness, depth, and subtle transitions that contrast with the sharper gestures of acrylic. Modeling paste plays a central role in my technique, creating tactile relief that gives the surface a sculptural quality. These raised textures catch light differently throughout the day, encouraging the viewer to experience the work as something living and evolving rather than static.
Metallic paints, 24k gold leaf, and shimmering pigments are used selectively to suggest the sacred and the unseen - echoes of light, spiritual presence, or moments of quiet revelation within nature. Gold leaf is used not only for its visual radiance, but for its symbolic power—its luminosity suggesting timelessness, reverence, and the quiet sanctity present within the natural world.
Glitter and mica-based elements are applied with restraint to introduce subtle luminosity, allowing surfaces to glow and shift as the viewer moves. In select works, fluorescent pigments are embedded beneath or within layers of paint, revealing hidden dimensions under ultraviolet light and reinforcing themes of transformation and inner worlds.
