About me
"Why are we so drawn to this salty water..."
My name is Elena Petrova. I was born in 1982.
I am a professional artist, a member of the Eurasian Art Union. I live and work in Russia. Originally from Siberia from a small town in the Novosibirsk region. I lived for many years in Barnaul. But because of their love for the sea, they moved to live in Sochi.
I painted my first oil painting at the age of 10. At that time, I didn't think I would connect my life with drawing.
In 2000, I entered the railway institute.
In 2005, I got a job on the railway for distribution in Barnaul to my future husband.
In 2012, I quit my job to open my an online craft store.
In 2014, I sold the store and went with my husband to the sea, where I began to paint pictures. I went to study at master classes, where I remembered oil paints and canvases.
In 2015, I returned to Barnaul and entered the evening department of Barnaul Children's Art School No. 1.
In 2018, I went on maternity leave and gave birth to my long-awaited son Stepan.
In 2020 we will finally move to Sochi. There I begin to learn palette knife painting online.
The sea and the palette knife are my passion. These are paintings filled with life and energy.
In 2022, I am starting to study soft pastels.
I paint in oil on canvas or dry pastel on paper. At the moment, more than 100 paintings and drawings have been painted, more than 7 years of working with orders. I study the influence of the sea on the human condition. My paintings are in private collections, houses and offices in Russia, UK, Romania, Singapore.
My goal is to become a selling artist in my lifetime. I want everyone in their home or office to have my painting, symbolizing individuality, freedom and strength.
Education:
2023 - Online course "School of the marine painter", art school "Oil Painting"
2022 - Online course "About the sea, the sea", art school "Oil Painting"
2020 - Online course "Palette knife master", art school "Oil painting"
2015-2017 - Evening department of the Barnaul Children's Art School No. 1
2000-2005 - Engineer, Siberian State Transport University
Contests/Auction:
2023 - "Artists on the Rise" auction bidder, UK (1 sold)
2022 - "Artists on the Rise" auction bidder, UK (2 sold)
2022 - The painting "Palm trees №2" and "Sea shaking. Storm" participate in"Skies" from the gallery Colors of Humanity
2021 - The painting "Wave. Ocean" took part in the competition GOLDEN TIME TALENT 1st place 26th season
2020 - The painting "Orchid" took 6th place in the American Art Awards
2020 - The painting "Valencia" participated in "The 2020 Water/Seascape Exhibition"
2017 - The painting "Provence" won first place in the competition "The House of the Sun" in Turkey
Publications:
2023 - Printed in the book "Artists of the 21st century"
2023 - Printing about the exhibition "Just summer on my mind" in Miami on the website Glamourbuff.com
2022 - Printing in the magazine "Fashion Academy" spring 2022
2020 - Publication of the work "Orchid" on the American Art Awards website and press release
Full list of exhibitions:
2023 - Exhibition at the ART event "People in Black" in the Art Space Business Center "Sochi Park", Sochi, Russia
2023 - May Auction & Online Exhibition "Artists on the Rise", UK
2023 - Exhibition "Johnathan Schultz" ARTBOXY Miami, USA
2023 - Exhibition "CASA DEL ARTE PALMA" ARTBOXY Palma de Mallorca, Spain
2023 - Exhibition "FINITY GALLERY" ARTBOXY Berlin, Germany
2023 - Exhibition "Just summer on my mind" Miami, USA
2023 - April Auction & Online Exhibition "Artists on the Rise", UK
2023 - Exhibition "ARTBOX EXPO NEW YORK" ARTBOXY New York, USA
2023 - March Auction & Online Exhibition "Artists on the Rise", UK
2023 - Exhibition "Spring Mood" in the Museum of Ostrovsky, Sochi, Russia
2023 - Exhibition "In blue" in the gallery "ARTist Community", Sochi, Russia
2023 - February Auction & Online Exhibition "Artists on the Rise", UK
2023 - Exhibition "CASA DEL ARTE PALMA" ARTBOXY Palma de Mallorca, Spain
2023 - Exhibition "ART LAB" ARTBOXY Los Angeles, CA, USA
2023 - Exhibition "Johnathan Schultz" ARTBOXY Miami, USA
2023 - Exhibition "Freedom" in the gallery "ARTist Community", Sochi, Russia
2023 - Exhibition "Lelie Galerij" ARTBOXY Amsterdam, Netherlands
2023 - Exhibition "Thomson Gallery" ARTBOXY Zug, Switzerland
2023 - Exhibition "ART LAB" ARTBOXY Los Angeles, CA, USA
2022 - Exhibition "CASA DEL ARTE PALMA" ARTBOXY, Palma, Spain
2022 - Exhibition "MIAMI ARTWEEKS DECEMBER 22" Art Basel Art week, ARTBOXY, Miamy, USA
2022 - Exhibition "Autumn kaleidoscope", gallery "ARTist Community" Sochi, Russia
2022 - Exhibition "The world of colors without borders" gallery "ARTist Community" Sochi, Russia
2022 - Virtual International Exhibition "TWO WORLDS" ECUADOR-RUSSIA
2022 - International exhibition and competition of contemporary art "Talent of Russia" in the "New Tretyakov Gallery" Moscow, Russia
2022 - Exhibition "Color wave" gallery "ARTON" Sochi, Russia
2022 - Online exhibition "Art as a response to Mental health", UK
2022 - Exhibition "ARTFest", gallery "ARTON" Sochi, Russia
2022 - Online exhibition "Skies" by gallery "Colors of Humanity Gallery", USA
2022 - Online exhibition "The city where the soul rests", gallery "ARTist Community", Russia
2022 - Exhibition "The city where the soul rests", gallery "ARTist Community" Sochi, Russia
2017 - Exhibition "Collection 5", gallery "Rebublic" Barnaul, Russia
2016 - Exhibition dedicated to the 50th Barnaul art school anniversary, gallery "House Museum" Barnaul, Russia
I am a professional artist, a member of the Eurasian Art Union. I live and work in Russia. Originally from Siberia from a small town in the Novosibirsk region. I lived for many years in Barnaul. But because of their love for the sea, they moved to live in Sochi.
I painted my first oil painting at the age of 10. At that time, I didn't think I would connect my life with drawing.
In 2000, I entered the railway institute.
In 2005, I got a job on the railway for distribution in Barnaul to my future husband.
In 2012, I quit my job to open my an online craft store.
In 2014, I sold the store and went with my husband to the sea, where I began to paint pictures. I went to study at master classes, where I remembered oil paints and canvases.
In 2015, I returned to Barnaul and entered the evening department of Barnaul Children's Art School No. 1.
In 2018, I went on maternity leave and gave birth to my long-awaited son Stepan.
In 2020 we will finally move to Sochi. There I begin to learn palette knife painting online.
The sea and the palette knife are my passion. These are paintings filled with life and energy.
In 2022, I am starting to study soft pastels.
I paint in oil on canvas or dry pastel on paper. At the moment, more than 100 paintings and drawings have been painted, more than 7 years of working with orders. I study the influence of the sea on the human condition. My paintings are in private collections, houses and offices in Russia, UK, Romania, Singapore.
My goal is to become a selling artist in my lifetime. I want everyone in their home or office to have my painting, symbolizing individuality, freedom and strength.
Education:
2023 - Online course "School of the marine painter", art school "Oil Painting"
2022 - Online course "About the sea, the sea", art school "Oil Painting"
2020 - Online course "Palette knife master", art school "Oil painting"
2015-2017 - Evening department of the Barnaul Children's Art School No. 1
2000-2005 - Engineer, Siberian State Transport University
Contests/Auction:
2023 - "Artists on the Rise" auction bidder, UK (1 sold)
2022 - "Artists on the Rise" auction bidder, UK (2 sold)
2022 - The painting "Palm trees №2" and "Sea shaking. Storm" participate in"Skies" from the gallery Colors of Humanity
2021 - The painting "Wave. Ocean" took part in the competition GOLDEN TIME TALENT 1st place 26th season
2020 - The painting "Orchid" took 6th place in the American Art Awards
2020 - The painting "Valencia" participated in "The 2020 Water/Seascape Exhibition"
2017 - The painting "Provence" won first place in the competition "The House of the Sun" in Turkey
Publications:
2023 - Printed in the book "Artists of the 21st century"
2023 - Printing about the exhibition "Just summer on my mind" in Miami on the website Glamourbuff.com
2022 - Printing in the magazine "Fashion Academy" spring 2022
2020 - Publication of the work "Orchid" on the American Art Awards website and press release
Full list of exhibitions:
2023 - Exhibition at the ART event "People in Black" in the Art Space Business Center "Sochi Park", Sochi, Russia
2023 - May Auction & Online Exhibition "Artists on the Rise", UK
2023 - Exhibition "Johnathan Schultz" ARTBOXY Miami, USA
2023 - Exhibition "CASA DEL ARTE PALMA" ARTBOXY Palma de Mallorca, Spain
2023 - Exhibition "FINITY GALLERY" ARTBOXY Berlin, Germany
2023 - Exhibition "Just summer on my mind" Miami, USA
2023 - April Auction & Online Exhibition "Artists on the Rise", UK
2023 - Exhibition "ARTBOX EXPO NEW YORK" ARTBOXY New York, USA
2023 - March Auction & Online Exhibition "Artists on the Rise", UK
2023 - Exhibition "Spring Mood" in the Museum of Ostrovsky, Sochi, Russia
2023 - Exhibition "In blue" in the gallery "ARTist Community", Sochi, Russia
2023 - February Auction & Online Exhibition "Artists on the Rise", UK
2023 - Exhibition "CASA DEL ARTE PALMA" ARTBOXY Palma de Mallorca, Spain
2023 - Exhibition "ART LAB" ARTBOXY Los Angeles, CA, USA
2023 - Exhibition "Johnathan Schultz" ARTBOXY Miami, USA
2023 - Exhibition "Freedom" in the gallery "ARTist Community", Sochi, Russia
2023 - Exhibition "Lelie Galerij" ARTBOXY Amsterdam, Netherlands
2023 - Exhibition "Thomson Gallery" ARTBOXY Zug, Switzerland
2023 - Exhibition "ART LAB" ARTBOXY Los Angeles, CA, USA
2022 - Exhibition "CASA DEL ARTE PALMA" ARTBOXY, Palma, Spain
2022 - Exhibition "MIAMI ARTWEEKS DECEMBER 22" Art Basel Art week, ARTBOXY, Miamy, USA
2022 - Exhibition "Autumn kaleidoscope", gallery "ARTist Community" Sochi, Russia
2022 - Exhibition "The world of colors without borders" gallery "ARTist Community" Sochi, Russia
2022 - Virtual International Exhibition "TWO WORLDS" ECUADOR-RUSSIA
2022 - International exhibition and competition of contemporary art "Talent of Russia" in the "New Tretyakov Gallery" Moscow, Russia
2022 - Exhibition "Color wave" gallery "ARTON" Sochi, Russia
2022 - Online exhibition "Art as a response to Mental health", UK
2022 - Exhibition "ARTFest", gallery "ARTON" Sochi, Russia
2022 - Online exhibition "Skies" by gallery "Colors of Humanity Gallery", USA
2022 - Online exhibition "The city where the soul rests", gallery "ARTist Community", Russia
2022 - Exhibition "The city where the soul rests", gallery "ARTist Community" Sochi, Russia
2017 - Exhibition "Collection 5", gallery "Rebublic" Barnaul, Russia
2016 - Exhibition dedicated to the 50th Barnaul art school anniversary, gallery "House Museum" Barnaul, Russia
