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Welcome to my store, art lover! My name is Anna Polyanskaya. I'm an artist and a mom of 7-year-old boy.

We're living in the far north behind polar circle in the city, which is located in the picturesque region middle of the tundra, lakes and mountains.

I've been creating art in one form or another my entire life for over 30 years. I began my creative adventures at early preschool age. I loved to open a new box of felt pens and draw. The smell of new my son's felt pens still very excites me.

I spent most of my life trying yourself out in different fields. Anyway, the time came, and have returned to my main interest which is painting. These past few years almost of daily painting have been so wonderful, and that's so great! In 2013 I gave up my job and began selling my art online. I love working from home. My son and my cat are happy to have me here as well!

I love to make beautiful things! I don't know what I'd do or who I'd be without it. It's what makes me happy, calm, and sane. I like to paint pictures of flowers, children, beautiful women, birds, animals, butterflies, northern and Russian landscapes. At times, I use vintage photos as an aid for my works.

By one of my educations I am a historian, focusing on art and on the daily life of people. Vintage photographs always excite my imagination. Series of my painting is inspired by the cards from the early 1900s. Characters in a found black-and-white vintage photographs catched my eye and I invented them in a new colors.

For several years I've been trying to paint like the "old masters" with smooth, thin layers of paint. I also can meticulously copy the work of famous artists who have been dead for more than 70 years (that's when their work comes out of copyright) for a fraction of the originals' prices.

I mostly work in oil painting techniques, using stretched canvas or a rigid support — ordinarily canvas board, canvas masonite, gessoed masonite panel, hardboard panel оr wooden panels. I sometimes make my own panel and I can be certain of the quality of materials used. My selfmade panels have a unique surface while most prefabricated panels options have a homogenous surface.

I want you will find some spark of inspiration in my artwork, and will bring your own creative imagination to life more often. I like my job because it creative and I like to present joy and beauty to people. I hope that you enjoy looking at my paintings as much as I enjoy creating it!

My only son also likes to draw. He's autistic and a significant part of money from the sales of my paintings goes to rehabilitation activities for him.

Thank you all for stopping by!