Artworks by Vassa Ponomarjova

Hi! My name is Vassa, and I am a professional artist based in Tallinn, Estonia.
I graduated from the "Old Tallinn Art School" and the Estonian Academy of Arts' painting department. Drawing and painting have been my passion since childhood. I am fortunate to have a wonderful studio in the heart of Tallinn.
I recently took a few years off for maternity leave, during which I focused on being a devoted mother to my two little boys and worked on illustrations. About a year ago, I returned to my studio with renewed energy, greater inspiration, and a deeper emotional maturity. Motherhood has immensely inspired me, providing a rich source of new ideas in exploring a woman's life, her role in nature, and her relationship with it. My work is drawn towards exploring feminism and the internal conflicts a woman faces, challenging societal and maternal expectations. That way woman and "story of her life" is most frequently present in my works.

My paintings are completely original and each piece is unique. I specialize in the genre of figuratism, infused with elements of surrealism and 'fleeting' transformations that our minds conjure in memories.
Yellow is my favorite color to use in my artworks; its versatility allows it to represent a spectrum of emotions and concepts, including joy, memories, nostalgia, pain, melancholy, dreams, fear, and tranquility. I primarily work with acrylic and oil paints on canvases of various sizes, occasionally using paper for smaller projects. I also love to make smaller linocut pieces. To date, I have participated in several exhibitions, and my artworks are featured in both private and corporate collections.