michael malm art - backlit idea May 2019

This is 8 x 6 inches, oil on hardboard. Sold

Hi, there! My name is Julia. I'm 31. I am an artist from Ukraine.

Painting of a bust-length woman looking over her shoulder and wearing a headdress and a large pearl earring.

expressionist half-hour portrait paintings

As I raise my children, I enjoy capturing their interactions and discovery as they grow up. I love the colorful world they inhabit, and am intrigued by the way they move through it. Children are sponges, constantly absorbing lessons in how to be; how to relate to others, how to use their bodies, and how they fit into social situations.My life revolves around parenting, and I want to make paintings about my life. I like the idea of seeing my paintings as a kind of journal that tells my…