WAVES ARE PLAYFUL TODAY Painting

Elena was born and grew up in a small town in the Far East of Russia. From early childhood she was a creative person trying herself in different spheres: folk dance, ballet, playing the guitar, sewing, knitting, jewelry making and so on. One day she tried an art class and she did so well there, the teacher praised her and told her to come back. Returning home in a state of euphoria she told her parents that she wanted to attend the classes, but the art studio was too far from home and they didn’t have an opportunity to bring little Elena there every day, so they refused her. After that incident it seemed like Elena forgot about art. In the year of 2016 (at the age of 32 years) Elena moved to the USA. She was trying to find out who she was, what she wanted in her life. It was a perfect time for the transformation. Since that period of her life she has never parted with her pencil and brush again. She was completing one course after another, absorbing knowledge like a sponge, learning both from American and Russian-speaking artists. In the year of 2021 Elena started the Mastery Program by Milan Art Institute that became a life changing experience for her. It helped her both to find her voice and to believe in herself as an artist. Now she works as a professional artist at her home studio in Lincoln, California. She never stops learning from other artists. She also continues her experiments with her own art.