Some short notes about Evita

Personal:
  • Born in Bourgas, a small and beautiful Bulgarian city, near the Black Sea.
  • Lives with her husband, Alex, in Sofia city - the Bulgarian capital.
  • A certified, full-time artist.
Favorite working materials:
All kind of drawing media - ink, colored pencils, pastels, etc.; also watercolor, acrylic, paper.

Favorite themes:
Japanese, Indian, Chinese woman portraits. Fantasy and fairy-tale characters: faeries, mermaids; also angels, birds, flowers.

Main sources of inspiration:
Asian art; Indian art and costumes; Chinese art and costumes; Japanese "Ukiyo-e" (i.e. Pictures of the Floating World); Art Nouveau, history of art, history of costume, fashion, literature, movies, music, nature. Beauty and harmony in all its shapes and colors.

Hobbies:
Writing in a diary, walks in the nature, reading a book, listening to music, photography, plant a flowers; thinking or just dreaming awake.

Education:
  • Fine Art School, with intensive training in painting, drawing, sculpture.
  • Bulgarian Academy of Theater and Film Arts - specialized in Fashion Design. A multidisciplinary subject, with a strong focus in drawing, painting and design; supplemented with acting, fashion photography and dance.