Artworks by Irina Dorokhova

From my early childhood , I knew that I would be an artist .  I drew always and everywhere  -  on the walls secretly from my parents , in the books , with a stick in the sand and by fingers on wet glass .  I didn't want to play with friends , but picked flowers and admired them .  Having received an art education , I was engaged in carving and painting on the wood .  Later I mastered the art of airbrushing , then acrylic and oil painting . All my life I have been trying to learn something new .  I learn from nature , from people , from old masters in museums and exhibitions . I love traveling and wherever I am , I always visit museums and take photos of the beautiful places .  It gives me inspiration to create new art works .  The pleasure that I get from the contemplation of beauty I try to transfer to my canvases and show it to people .