Natalie
DeGrunge

I was born in a small town in Siberia. Graduated from 5-year art school. Now I live in St. Petersburg.

In my works, I do not set myself the framework of styles. I write the way I want at the moment. Andy Warhol and Salvador Dali inspire me. And anime. I'm a big fan of it. I have a Warhol-inspired collection of "Finding Andy" that will continue to grow. I also write interior abstractions.

I like to paint provocative pictures that you can't show your mom. Anything can become a topic for provocation, including politics.

I have favorite tools that I work with: canvas, oil, acrylic, gold leaf, gold / silver flakes (I love glitter :)), ink, paper, pencils, markers, wire, polymer clay.
I accompany each of my works with a haiku. These short verses explain the meaning better than the description. If it is a painting, the haiku will be written on the backside.

My painting teacher was a very talented artist. His paintings inspired me to see the world through a different angle of time and space. He mixed the styles of Art Nouveau, Abstraction and Avant-garde.
And for me the artist's strength is not in the realism of his creations, but in the ability to show another world and another reality.
This is what is my key to creativity.