Hellow everybody!

My name is Olesya Rapotkina. I am an artist.

On this website you can see the photos of my artworks, learn about me, contact me. Most artworks can be bought. There is a comment next to each painting whether you can buy it or not. If you have any questions about the prices, delivery and others, you can write a message to me. You should click the button below and find the Contacts page ↓

As far as selling my work, I can ship to most countries in the world. Many of my paintings are sold unframed. It is easier and less expensive to ship artwork in a tube. Any examples of framed artwork are for illustration purposes only.
Your order may be subject to import duties and taxes that apply when the parcel reaches its destination. Please note that I have no control over these fees and cannot predict their amount. The buyer is responsible for paying any such import duties and taxes. Please contact your local customs office for more information before purchasing art objects.

Portfolio

You can download my portfolio as a file ↓

Artist’s Statement

Olesya Rapotkina is a painter. She calls herself a traditional artist with a modern touch. As an artist Olesya prefers to work in oil, oil pastels, watercolours, coloured pencils. Sometimes she makes collages.

The main genres in which Olesya works are portrait, landscape, still life, animalistic.

Olesya is inspired by life around, nature, flowers, animals, architecture and many other things. She loves to observe nature. Flowers are one of her favourite subjects. Every flower, fruit, tree, animal, person, etc. has its own character. And she likes to convey this character of characters in her works.

Olesya’s artworks are colourful and emotional. She uses pastose stroke in oil, dynamic stroke in pastel, transparency and purity of colour in watercolour.

Olesya explores different styles and does not like to stick strictly to one style. Adherence to one style, in her opinion, limits creative endeavours.

Olesya uses high-quality canvases made of long-fibre linen and light-resistant pigments for oil painting. For watercolour she uses watercolour paper and watercolour canvases.

Olesya Rapotkina was born and grew up in the city of Aktyubinsk (now Aktobe), in the Republic of Kazakhstan. She then moved to Russia. Olesya has lived in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Now she is travelling in different countries.

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Educational Background

The Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation (RANEPA)
Moscow city, Russian Federation
Master’s Program (Internal study)
Department: School of Design
Research Area: Management
Specialization: Art Business Management
Master’s Thesis: Transformation of the Russian art market during the COVID-19 pandemic
on the example of Moscow art institutions
https://www.ranepa.ru/en/

K. Zhubanov Aktobe Regional University
Aktobe city, Republic of Kazakhstan
Department: Engineering and Technology
Programme of Study: Fine and Applied Arts (teacher)
Specialization: Graphic Design
Graduate work: Plaquettes (4 miniatures of metal engraving)
http://zhubanov.edu.kz/en

Computer Graphics Course
Aktobe city, Republic of Kazakhstan

Art Lyceum
Aktobe city, Republic of Kazakhstan
Programme of Study: Artist Designer

Art School
Aktobe city, Republic of Kazakhstan

Drawing course for children

Professional Trade Unions Membership

I am a member of the International Art Fund and the Moscow Designers’ Union.