Rising above (2021) Painting by Ekaterina Gamzaeva

Watercolor is my main passion in life, I can't imagine a day without it.

I like the landscapes of northern nature most of all - Norway, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Lofoten islands, etc. I like the sea, mountains, mountain rivers and lakes, mysterious foggy forests. Films and photographs of these places inspire me, but I believe that someday I will be able to visit them personally and see this beauty with my own eyes. In addition, I like to write plants and flowers. My favorites are peonies and hydrangeas.

Inspiration can visit unexpectedly, and there is no escape from it. It covers your head, it's like an obsessive desire, it sits in your head. There is only one way to return to normal life - to succumb to it, sit down and throw everything on paper.

Painting is my “natural” meditation, I return to my real self, my soul, I feel a connection with nature, I feel like a part of it. If there is beauty around, then there is beauty inside.

• Nationality: RUSSIA
• Date of birth : unknown date
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• Groups: Russian Contemporary Artists