Evelina Solovieva:

Inspired by the elements

by Ryhanna Salle

Painting has been an integral part of Evelina Solovieva's life from the time she remembers and she draws inspiration from everything around her. Her exhibition titled 5 Elements was held at the Harold Peiris Gallery and showcased 36 paintings based on themes from nature.

Evelina likes drawing flowers, sand, sea, sunset, moonlight and dragonflies in bold, vibrant shades of pink, yellow, red, green and blue.

She is also interested in lithography and numerology and incorporates concepts such as the Flower of Life, Digital Code 432 and Fibonacci Spiral in her paintings. When asked to explain what these concepts mean she says that the Flower of Life is the only image from sacred geometry that contains every single aspect of creation, every single mathematical formula, every law of physics, every harmony in music and every biological life form.

She says Digital Code 432 in numerology is presented as a giant musical instrument with a myriad of strings. And the Fibonacci Spiral presents a graphic embodiment of an amazing sequence of numbers. She uses roses, poppies, lilies, tulips, irises and dragonflies as symbols and thereby explores her pre-occupation with nature.

Evelina started by doing pencil sketches and experimented with oil paintings for several years until she perfected her technique. She is a self taught artist who did not attend art school. She likes listening to music, doing paintings with batik cloth and designing jewellery. She lives in Sri Lanka and Nepal.