Once Upon A Time

Acrylic on Canvas

20X28 inch / 50X70 cm

Limited edition of 50 prints

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Ola Natashina Gandelman was born in March of to a single mother in Leningrad (now known as St. Petersburg) . Russia.

While trying to raise Ola on her own . her mother would often provide her with children's books to occupy her . thus igniting Ola's love for literature and story-telling. The first stories she was exposed to were the works of Hans Christian Andersen . the Grimm Brothers . and especially a wide variety of Russian folklore. These fairytales and their unique darkness and characteristics found their way into her heart and stories . claiming it to be their home. 

When Ola was old enough to hold a pencil she started to draw. Her style changed with age . though she was mostly sketching as a young girl. The big turnaround came after her first book “Colors of Awakening” was finished. Ola developed a unique style . saturated with naïve and magical realism characteristic. From that point on all of Ola's paintings were illustrations and stories from her book . created in her signature style. Now Ola allows to follow her into that magical world in colors as well.

Nowadays . when Ola isn't writing fantasy war stories or participating in art exhibitions around the world . she spends her days reading . playing the piano . training hopefully for half a marathon and practicing Yoga. She lives with her husband and their cheerful yet somewhat cowardly dog and a snobbish cat. All three are among her biggest fans.