Anatoliy Ozerov

OLGA'S YOUNGEST DAUGHTE. Oil on Canvas.

Born in the coal mining city of Donetsk in Soviet Ukraine in 1939, Anatoliy Ozerov spent his early years aware of the nature's bounty and the struggles of working class of the southern region of his country. Not of a meek character, he was spoke up for the underserved, which led to the end of his profession as a journalist. Near his retirement, Ozerov began to paint what has surrounded him all his life: fragrant flora, mirroring lakes, flattopped mounts of the mining production. After moving to United States to rejoin his daughter, he focused on abstract painting in an attempt to express what is beyond words and images. Using a saturated pallet of colors from his garden and those local plants he encounters on his walks, he builds rhythmic relationships reminiscent of those he had lived through.