About

Hello everydody who came to visit me!

Let's get acquainted. My name is Irina. I was born on the day of the Catholic Christmas - December 25, 1975. I spent my early childhood in the Luhansk region in the family of my favourite grandparents. They have already died, but their warmth and love are always with me. Grandfather, Nikolai Ivanovich Provodenko is a famous artist - portraitist. I am greatly obliged to him that painting became my profession. When I was three he gave me a pencil and a paint brush and watercolours. Since that moment gratefully remembering grandfather's school I never let go of these and other tools of this craft.

Years passed. It was getting dark and dawn. I experienced all the joys and sadness of knowing the world in comprehensive and Art schools. Successfully finish this level of life, I has moved to a new level Donetsk Art College. Successes and failures, the acquisition and loss, ups and heavy landing and a great sense of gratitude to my teachers who were always there in my search for truth.

I've always been a hard-working and diligent girl, and I've always tried to get to the essence. I studied styles and mastered the various techniques and colour of my favourite artists. An "Unloved" I have almost none. Just got a masters, which are not knock to my heart and mind. I think - this is my problem only. I love Dutch masters and I like baroque and rococo. In a special little corner of my heart there are impressionists. I Seek my inspiration out of Russian artists.

As it has been said about poetry - all genres are good but bad. The same can be attributed to the fine arts. And I do not limited to a certain genre. I am interested in everything - a portrait, still Life, animalism, that's true, in the battle painting I am not successful. Equally I love drawing, sculpture, architecture. Frankly, I haven't implemented myself in architecture yet. I try to do various techniques in mood. Last ten years,I try to do design clothers but I'm fond of hats more.

It is Her Majesty the hat lays emphasis on femininity and what we call glamorous. I want to Ascot very much, because the royal horse racing - that's where I would have developed to my full potential. And now I paint and exhibit my works in the art salons and galleries.

Where are my ideas born? Well, from all that is near and far. Sometimes I follow the idea, but sometimes I am followed by it. A lot of my works are in private collections on the all continents, except Antarctica. And suddenly my warm watercolor warms someone there ...

I do not say goodbye. I'm always glad to you.

Come with your friends, and so you can alone with a cup of coffee to talk about everything that disturbs or pleases. Always yours, Irina Zeller (Merzlenko).