yelenka

Someone who likes art, music, traveling, languages, and Old Europe, particularly Berlin.

Growing up in Ukraine and the US, the early years of my life were filled with travel. Every single adventure did its part to create my fascination with languages, world cultures, and history. This resulted in an insatiable wanderlust.

The magic of the pencil first captured my heart when I was 13 and is the root of my creative endeavors. I have been drawing portraits for the last decade and in the past couple of years began to see that art is more than just a hobby.

I currently live in California and am in a constant state of cabin fever.

In the emotions that I capture and portraits I create, I try to evoke thoughts and memories of hidden places that define who we are, memories, forgotten traditions and techniques.

things that inspire:

archaic (and living cultures)

Old Europe

charcoal

wanderlust

pin up style

graffiti

abandoned relics

deserts

loud music

things that grow

cobblestone

the list goes on…

Other places where you can follow what I'm up to:

Follow me on Twitter

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