There isn't so much i could say about myself. Just only that my life was a mess before i started to draw portraits.
Now i know that before you try something you never know if this is what you should do.

To be honest, i have never attended any drawing courses or schools; I've always been a math girl, surrounded by numbers and equations, an engineer girl, working on boilers and reactors.
Then a simple wonder happened in my life - my daughter was born, and suddenly my whole world became not so bright and fulfilled with life compared to her.
And that is when i started to look for a source of happiness.

I won't bring you through all this tough way of searching. I'm so sure everyone has their own story to tell and often those stories are more interesting than mine. I will tell you, what a wonderful feeling it is - to draw a caricature portrait.

First you look at the photo and smile to the person. Mentally you introduce yourself: "Hey there! You look nice today. Let's see what distinguishes you from the 7 billion mass of people."

It is also a challenge. Sometimes i spend an hour just looking at people’s faces before drawing them trying to find their unique features, to guess their temper, to make up their story. All this stuff helps me to feel like they are my good friends, because this is what brings something, call it spirit or soul, to those lines and spots.

Animation isn't as easy as it seems. Just one wrong line can make a face look evil or sad.

After the work is done, i look at it again: «Hello, my little creation! So do i recognize my friend from that photo? » I always give positivity to my works, because this is what it's all about. I don't only sell sketches for real. I spread smiles and joy, drops of happiness, which are so rare these days, but always the most precious gifts of all.