Samara Onion in the paintings of Elena Ostrovskaya

My path to the profession of an artist began as a child. Drawing has always been a favorite activity. In elementary School art Studio, at 11 years of school. In 2002, she graduated from the Samara State Pedagogical University, Department of Fine arts. Since 2000, she began to actively participate in exhibitions: city, regional, international and personal. Currently, my works are in private collections in Russia, Belarus, Spain, Italy, France and the USA.

Since 2013 member Of the creative Union Of artists of Russia
Since 2015 member of the Union Of designers of Russia
Since 2019, member of the international organization "Palette du monde»
 I have always been attracted to the nature of my native land, Samara Luka, as a model for my image: Volga, Zhiguli mountains. Many famous artists appreciated its beauty, Repin wrote his "boatmen" here. Flowers came into my work in such large numbers a little later, when I was pregnant, in the last months it was difficult to ride with a sketchbook in the fields and I settled in the garden. A whole world opened up for me. How many years have I been writing them, so much and learn.  Every time I find something new in them, I study their character and color combinations. For me, this is a meditative process. My paintings are not an exact copy of nature, but my emotions at a certain point in time. This is partly why I write a La prima most of the time.  Flowers should surround me every day. Most of the written bouquets are grown by me, which is a special pleasure. 

In the summer, my work is devoted to flowering, and with the change of the season, the landscape comes to it. I like to capture state variables: how the foliage is colored, the first snow, the first leaf. I also love architecture and history.
I have always admired the Impressionists, their work with color and light. When you catch the most important thing and deliberately avoid excessive detail. This direction corresponds to my emotional essence. At the beginning of the scenic route, I had a more restrained range. Over time, the thirst for color also came. I felt this acutely about 5 years ago when I made a large monochrome bas-relief. All day working at the facility, I came home and greedily wrote flowers. 
I write almost every day. Paint and easel accompany me through life, even on vacation. New places give new emotions, enrich the palette. Last year I studied the South of Italy and brought a lot of sketches and ideas. My personal exhibition based on the results of these trips will be held in the near future. At the moment, I am in the process of actively preparing for it. I hope that in the near future I will be able to share its results.