UNDERWATER PAINTING by Olga Nikitina

Artworks were created underwater during scuba diving.
Painting underwater is completely different from traditional oil painting above the surface. When I am underwater I feel the ocean energy and unity with nature, silence around, only I can hear my breathing and sometimes fish rambling. It is easy to enter a trance state when painting underwater. Rays from the sun penetrating through the water are magical - you can see and feel that this is the point where two different worlds intersect and mix – and this is a favorite subject to reflect in my paintings.
There are two direction I work on during underwater painting - painting from nature, like seascapes, or marine still life. And another one is intuitive painting - reflection of my emotions and feelings in a particular moment in underwater environment.

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