Popova Lyudmila

Biography

Popova Lyudmila Anatolyevna
Member of the Union of Artists of Russia, member of the Union of Watercolorists of Russia, member of the International Watercolor Society IWS, member of the Creative Union "Karadag". Professional artist, designer, illustrator, digital illustrator.
She was born on April 13, 1976. In the Republic of Crimea, the city of Simferopol. She has been drawing since early childhood, and graduated from the Simferopol Art School.
In 1997, she graduated from the Crimean Art College. Samokisha, Faculty of Painting. After graduating from Art School, she worked at a local publishing house as an illustrator. Then she mastered computer design on her own and continued to work as a designer in various printing houses in the city.
In 2006, she graduated from the Crimean Institute of Information and Printing Technologies of the Ukrainian Academy of Printing (KIIPT UAP), Faculty of Artistic and Technical Design of Printed products, fine and Decorative arts (specialization "graphics").
For many years, she worked as a graphic designer and digital illustrator, combining work and her own creativity.
Watercolor has become a favorite material. In it, I revealed my creative potential and continue to improve, looking for new interesting subjects for my work.
Since 2020, she has been a regular participant in international and regional exhibitions and competitions. Moscow, France, Italy, Poland, Mexico, Japan, China.
His works are in private collections in Russia and abroad, as well as in museums and municipalities in Russia.
Why do I like to paint the sea? I am the daughter of Crimea, and the sea is its priceless pearl. For an artist born here, there is no question of choosing a theme: the sea is my soul, my muse. Since childhood, I have felt myself in his arms, I adore his rebellious beauty. And although my passion for traveling takes me beyond the peninsula, I know that you can live your whole life here, drowning in happiness, because everything is here. And most importantly, there is the Sea. Gentle and powerful, the bluest in the world, infinitely beautiful. And watercolor, as well as possible, conveys its living essence: the play of waves, flickering reflections, transparent depth.
In pursuit of ship plots, I traveled the Crimean coast, and Yalta, Sevastopol, Balaklava, Sudak, Feodosia and Kerch are especially dear to my heart. The ships here are like living beings, each with its own unique character, purpose, and, it seems, even destiny. As humans, they have their own distinct appearance, that special trait that is unique to them. Their textures, from noble scuffing to picturesque rust, have their own beauty and poetry hidden in them. I strive to capture not just a ship or a boat, but their portrait, their image, which contains a whole story of adventures, a long and glorious journey.