About me
Hello!
I used to go by Papayalina on Instagram. Now, I’m Flory.
I am a Russian artist living in Auckland, New Zealand who wants to share my art journey and the things I am learning along the way, both about art and life.
I wanted to be able to display my paintings in the way that I experience them- with music. Usually, I will hear a song while I am working on a piece and find that it perfectly matches the mood I am trying to capture. When you open a journal entry, you can press play on the song as you gaze at the illustration. I hope that the music helps you to feel the mood of the painting a lot more.
I also write about my meditations and thoughts that interest me.
A lot of us live very fast-paced lives, so I want this to be a place where you can quiet your heart and mind, and let your soul be refreshed with some visual art, music and ideas.
Please enjoy.
Yours,
Polina
FAQ
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A few things.
I was primarily sharing art on Instagram for years and got tired of the tiny format. It doesn’t do art justice!
On social media, we naturally scroll past anything we see in 2 seconds. I think we miss out on the value of being present and really soaking art in. We can get so much more out of it by meditating on art when it is in a larger format.
I wanted to start sharing ideas that I find interesting and what I have learned so far in life.
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I love to draw things that are spiritual, soulful and psychological. Since I was a child, I enjoyed drawing dinosaurs, dragons and mythical creatures… so you might see some of those! I love nature and I love the renaissance painterly style, so those inspire me too.
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Yes! Please check the commissions page to see if those are open and for more info.
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I am posting artwork here and on Instagram; Instagram for everything including extra sketches and doodles, here for the finished work. If you want to keep updated on the latest journal entries or any other news, you can sign up for my newsletter.
Follow me on Instagram here.
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Hands down 80’s synthwave.