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Today I'm bringing you a baby deviant who I know will be very famous among us, for her real talent and passion for art. Her fantasy paitings with a sensual and even erotic twist make her Art something amazingly unique you will never get tired of, simply because it keeps surprising you one piece after another.



As a "baby-deviant", what are your thoughts on this community. Tell us about what you are enjoying the most so far, about people and artists you've found, the things you've learnt so far ( if you feel you did) and if you've ran into something you didn't like as much around here.

Wow, it's a really great place :) I find many great and very talanted artist here! And it seems to me, I find a lot of a new friends :) It's absolutely crazy - to have chat with exellent, very nteresting people in all over the world! I'm really new here, but I hope, to talk more and mopre, find new impression, inspirations and incredible feelings at DA :)


Your work is truly magical, beautiful and very detailed. I'd like to ask you what goes in the process of making each piece. Do you start working on it with a vague concept, then change it while devopping it, or do you sketch all the ideas and details first?

Of course, all is began from the idea.
At first some story is emerge in my head, I started to think about it and create some sketches. Every one of my paintings start's with pencil sketch. I create many of them until I finally understand what I need for realization of my idea. So, step number one - a draft of a picture. I have sketched a general composition of a drawing and have planned proportions of the characters and background in general.

After that the idea for the picture has determined, composition has been found -I started to work out the fair sketch in detail. I have scanned it to get the necessary size, (usually it is A2 format), and started work in Painter. I started to impose general colour at first. The shadows, light and transitions between basic colours have been applied to the woman`s figure (cause I always paint woman in every my work. Also the general tone for the background has been determined.

After that I began to work with details. I love to paint woman`s faces and figures, rich long hair. I always devote much time to details of dress, make-up, accessories. As usually, I paint some fairy tale landscape on background.. I think, it`s looks great in fantasy pictures.




Each of your pieces is so amazingly expressive that it tells a story of its own. And to tell a whole story in just one work and one
frame is trule a wonderful achievement. May I ask, what mostly inspires these magical worlds? How did you get in digital Art?


I have been drawing for as long as I remember myself. At first,I sketched on random pieces of paper torn from my sister's notebooks, then in my own sketching album, presented to me for my fifth birthday. When I was six, I began attending classes at the painting studio. I started with drawing, then moved on to graphics, and finally learned batik.

As a result, after eleven years, I have completed the programs for graphic artist and batik artist. I do not have a preference of one over the other. The drawing is actually a mirror of my emotions, my atmosphere, and my life. I think at every time my inspiration is different. I cannot say that I get inspired at a specific time or at a specific place, of course not.

Our life is the best source of inspiration - joy, emotions, the beauty of the surrounding world, travel. I like to travel, to discover new countries, their traditions and cultures, their people. Some years ago I visited Japan. The oriental culture and traditions have conquered my soul.

Japanese girls are very beautiful. :) Therefore, I often use oriental images in my drawings. I think, a lot of things can trigger the artistic impulse that leads to a new picture, but what really matters is the final result. Most of all I would like to in my works express my own emotions, feelings and, of course, the general beauty of the world around us. Lately I have found a new source of inspiration. It is my little niece. My sister makes up incredible stories for her and I draw the illustrations to them.

I've noticed your work "Lady of Blood" seems to have something in common with the fairytale "Little Red", and I was wondering if it was a coincidence or maybe your own version of it. Do you enjoy exploring stories that already exist and give them your own twist, or do you prefer coming up with your own "fairytales"?

My syster Christina love to devise fairy tales about little princesses, elfs and fairys for her little daughter, named Lia. I decided to paint some illustrations for this fantastic stories. It` was painting for fairy tale about kind fairy,called Lady of Blood and her secret laboratorie. But oftenly I enjoy the beauty of this world, which is my greates inspiration.I think this world is the big fairy-tale :).

It is extremely, unbelievably beautiful. It is perfect and complete. Sometimes I even feel scared by its beauty. I see many exceptionally beautiful feminine forms, and I want to draw them and to show them to my audience. A woman, being an object of admiration and even worship, has always been the best source of inspiration for artists. Being a woman myself, I am intimately aware of the feminine nature, emotions and feelings and I can use them to enliven my work. A woman, just like the nature, is an object of beauty. And beauty, as we know, will
save the world.




One of my favorite pieces from you is "You're in my dreams". It's a beautiful combination of nostalgic emotions, textures with a surreal twist. Would you like to tell us the story in this one?

Computer graphics has taught me to see the beauty in everything around me and to experience it sharper, I often find myself trying to save to my memory the fleeting images and compositions, which then start to live their own lives inside me. I am very grateful to computer graphics for teaching me to see things differently and for turning my world around.

For me, drawing is a kind of a dialog. It is a dialog between an artist and a surrounding world. It is also a dialog between an artist and
an audience. Drawing is a way of life. It is pieces of moments lived.... "You're in my dreams" is a vary gently and sanly story about young girl, who lost her love..I was not in love, when made it, but I tried to show this strange mystical workd of unrealised dreaming and inpossible love magic.


I'm sure I am not the only one who looks forward to your next works. What can we expect from you: What kind of works will you be sharing with us in the future? Are there surprises on the way or will you be giving us more magical worlds?


Oh, I have a lot of plans! I want to create series of paintings - oriental, exotical and very rich-coloured. I hope, it will be base for my second future Art Book. Also,I want to create a picture featuring men :) I think I`ll do it in my nearest holidays. I have already some ideas
for this - maybe it will be the portrait of my lovely husband :).


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:iconrestlessbeauty:
Her work is exquisite. I will definitely be watching for more work in the future :)
:iconpandemoniumswings:
I'm really glad I took the time to read this, her lovely work has inspired me, it really very rare to see such vivid talent.

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:icongmdee:
I really adore each of her works.
Thank you so much, dear, for letting us get this wonderful artist a bit better to know.

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:iconbennyiii:
thanks for interviewing her ! i just discovered one amazing artist :D
:iconyun-min:
Her work is so lovely and gorgeous and detailed. Thank you so much for sharing it with us and her thoughts - seeing it is amazing.
:iconmaril1:
amazing works!:heart:

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I love her work very much ...

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:iconnakatoni:
She may be baby-deviant but she's well known in CG world. Excellent she decided to join dA :XD:
Thank you for the interview :clap:

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