Here's a delightful Russian artist I just discovered whose work hearkens back to classic folklore and intricate folk art. Please do click / zoom in on these, as the thumbnails really don't do these justice:
First Drops Of Rain
In a Corner of a Shady Garden
To me, her ability to juxtapose a lush palette with diverse views, creatures, motiffs & design elements is just extraordinary. One other thing I found pleasing is her tendency to depict creatures & landscape objects at almost any size, most notably tiny trees growing like grass in the foregrounds.
A Giddy Gallop
Royal Grace
I didn't find a lot of info about her online, but she does list her interests as: "Painting, photography, architecture, graphics, illustrations, sculpture and video. All that is beautiful, attractive, dignified, elegant, gentle, amazing, new."
Blooming Mystery
Getting Off The Ground
Here's her gallery space:
https://www.gallerycoronado.com/oksana-baltic
And her Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/ivanikoksana/
In Dreamful Autumn
Moonlight Walk
NOTE: To be quite clear-- I unequivacably support the liberation of Ukraine.
Slava Ukraini.
