The aroma of ripe plums. (2021) Painting by Anna Kotelnik

Anna Kotelnik was born in 1973 in Yekaterinburg. As a child, she attended art school.

Before taking up painting, she managed to get a medical and psychological education. For the last 12 years she has become seriously involved in painting, making it her main profession.

First, there were samples of batik, watercolors and pastels. However, the main material a few years ago became and remains - oil. Anna's paintings are in private collections around the world and in different countries: USA, UK, Germany, France, Canada, Australia, Spain, Ireland, Japan, etc.

Neat, fine work with light and shadow, gentle shades - this is what Anna's sun-drenched still lifes are saturated with.

This is fragrant tea on lace, carefully knitted by her grandmother, a warm morning on a summer day, memories of childhood, of a world full of carelessness and happiness, in which every little thing is important. Gifted flowers and a summer thunderstorm outside the window, trips and impressions about them, all these are priceless moments that the artist embodies on canvas.

Anna's collection of paintings includes still lifes, flowers, animalistics, landscapes. The compositions are usually very simple. She knows how to discard everything accidental, but she always gives nature a sensual materiality, as if concentrating the energy inherent in each thing.

In her works, Anna seeks expression for her exultation in front of the light, the sun, life.

• Nationality: RUSSIA
• Date of birth : 1973
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• Groups: Russian Contemporary Artists