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My Journey: Finding Purpose Through Art
After graduating from high school in Moscow, I found myself directionless. Moving to the U.S., I felt introverted and adrift, yearning for purpose. This longing led me to art, a path I pursued to fill an inner void. Despite earning a business administration degree, the idea of an office job crunching numbers felt stifling. My true calling lay elsewhere.
I enrolled in art classes at a local community college, eager to master realistic drawing. Thirty years ago, classical art education was scarce, so I pieced together my training by commuting to various art schools, each offering limited opportunities aligned with my goals. Through years of trial and error, I honed my craft.
In my early twenties, I turned to painting, focusing on realistic portraits that told stories. My work often explored themes of self-discovery and a feeling of not belonging. I grappled with an internal search for validation and meaning, struggling to connect with anything that gave my life purpose. Despite numerous setbacks, disappointments, and moments that reshaped my view of reality, I persisted in my artistic journey learning how to paint.
Over the years of hard work, I realized that connecting with our inner selves is essential for achieving profound peace and balance. I strive to paint a beautiful world filled with love, free from violence, judgment, or fear, guiding us toward unity with the divine.My visionary art is a journey of self-discovery, blending emotions, thoughts, art history, and travel experiences into vibrant, figurative art on paper and canvas. I aim to capture the ethereal beauty, radiant light, and magical power of the Divine, bringing it into our reality as a counterforce to darkness. I search for a perfect image to recreate the sincere beauty in our lives, envisioning a world reborn as a vibrant, light-filled, and heart-centered world. Connect to your soul and light with visionary art to create a heart-centered world.
The purpose of beauty is to bring us back into unity with the divine.
Prof. Paul Monson
Education
- 2007-11 Workshops and classes in classical drawing and painting, The Grand Central Academy of Art & The Art Students League of New York
- 2005 MFA, Painting, The Pennsylvania State University
- 2003 B.F.A, Studio Art, the Oklahoma State University
- 1997 B.B.A, Management, Moscow Institute of International Business Education & The University of Tulsa
Group shows in art museums: The Medici Museum, Warren, OH 2025, the Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, USA (2023), The Ormond Memorial Art Museum, Florida, USA (2022), The Bellefonte Art Museum in Pennsylvania (artist of the month 2012), California Lutheran University, USA (2019), and County of Caravaggio Museum in Catania, Italy (2021).
Art instructor, book author & contributor: Leisure Painter, American Art Collector, The Artist, The Colored Pencil Magazine, the Color
Hooked on Art podcast host on YouTube.
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