Maya Eventov 

Maya Eventov was born in 1964 in Leningrad, in the former Soviet Union. At a 
very young age she was introduced by her parents to the great artistic
treasures  of St. Petersburg. Maya spent countless hours at her favourite
Hermitage museum  studying the works of great masters, especially those of the
post-impressionist  period and Russian avant-gardism. The palette of such
artists as Matisse,  Gauguin and Renoir greatly influenced her interpretation of
colour. Maya derived  her sense of balance and composition from the works of
Alexander Rodchenko, El  Lissitzki and Kazimir Malevich and learned the value of
detail and light from  the works of old masters. She began her artistic studies
at the age of six and  after graduating from a four year art program was
accepted to the prestigious  High School #190 affiliated with the St. Petersburg
State Academy of Industrial  and Applied Art.

Maya graduated from the Academy in 1987 with a Master's  Degree in graphic design
and began work illustrating children's books. She took  part in creating murals for concert
halls in Moscow, Leningrad, Erevan and  Komsomolsk-na-Amure. Maya immigrated to
Canada in 1990 and resides here with her  husband and two children. Her style of
work has changed over the past 10 years,  much of which she attributes to the
happy, safe and secure life she found in  North America. Maya loves the rich,
bold and bright colours of the Mediterranean  and often portrays scenes from her
travels in her landscapes and as a background  for her still-lifes. Maya
developed her unique technique of etching on oil after  being inspired by the
Faberge Eggs that fascinated her as a child in a Russian  museum. Her works
evoke feelings of happiness, well-being and joy of life. She  wants to share
with you the warmth of the afternoon sun and the heat of the  sidewalk, the
smell of exotic flowers and the taste of ripe fruit. She wants you  to wander
the roads of Tuscany with her or enjoy a quiet moment in an  overstuffed
armchair in a romantic setting somewhere in Spain.

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