PROFESSIONAL ARTIST
OLGA MATYUNINA

My path as an artist begins somewhere in a warm, cozy childhood. I got my love for drawing from my dad - he always made a lot of sketches with an ordinary ballpoint pen on any surfaces: cardboard, wallpaper, documents ... I remember how at school at art lessons they announced a free topic, and I invariably drew nature, flowers and animals.
All my professional activities were related to beauty. At first I decided to become a florist. She created luxurious flower arrangements, compositions and bouquets. Then she worked for a long time as a decorator and created magical interior items and fabulous New Year's decor. I received my first set of watercolors as a gift from my husband in 2017. By that time, I was actively drawing, connected my life with the visual arts and began to earn money through creativity. Then my first watercolor painting "Grapes" appeared. It was like a breath of fresh air! I found my true love - watercolor! Nature - as before, as in childhood - is my main source of inspiration. Perhaps because the first 14 years of my life I spent in the village, among the most beautiful forests and magnificent gardens full of birds. Most often, it is flowers, animals and birds that appear in my paintings.
Now I am studying watercolor techniques from the best contemporary artists, trying myself in different styles, painting new paintings and preparing for my first professional exhibition. And my works can be found in private collections in Russia, Europe and the USA.