I’m a self-taught artist and actor who was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, and is based in Los Angeles, CA. I create vibrant, dark, and surreal paintings in watercolor & ink. Since starting to paint professionally in 2006, my work has been exhibited in galleries and private collections across the U.S. and worldwide.
You may know me from an art fair or art show, saw or bought my art somewhere, or saw another one of my million art projects. Or maybe you haven’t seen any of my art. Either way, both of you have a lot in common: you probably don’t know me at all. My art is mostly fiction. In this newsletter, I’ll share some of my real life. The question is: Do I even have a life?
I’m creating this newsletter to journal and share stuff I haven’t been sharing on any of my social media:
sketches
art process notes with photos and videos
books and art material recommendations
and “how I did this” posts. I guess those could be called tutorials. But since I’m self-taught, they are more of “here’s my way of doing this” type of posts, with resources to help you find your own way.
One of my goals this year is to create more Artist videos so I’ll be writing about that here, too.
I also self-publish my own comic Skeletons Of Self-care on several social media and websites and added a syndicate here as an option for you to receive.
This newsletter is out every Tuesday morning (Pacific time). My comic Skeletons Of Self-care is out every Sunday morning. My struggle to be vulnerable is daily but I’ll share why that is another time.