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chernogolova 2009 in the palm house , kew in june zhitkovichi , belorussian ssr , ussr 15 may 1954 1982 -- present natalia chernogolova , belarus artist . image012 2.jpg natalia chernogolova
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natalia chernogolova

natalia chernogolova is a belarusian artist .
she was born on 15 may 1954 in zhitkovichi , gomel region , ussr -lrb- now belarus -rrb- .
she graduated from the minsk school of art in 1976 and went on to study in the art and drawing department of the pedagogical institute in vitebsk , graduating in 1982 .
in 1989 she was elected to the ussr union of artists , undertaking various official commissions .
natalia paints without preliminary sketches or drawings .
`` painting is her life .
she finds it impossible not to paint .
she works with passion and vitality , and her love of life is evident in her work .
natalia has developed a way of painting using only her fingers .
this , underpinned by her long classical training , enables her to capture the vigour and spirit that she sees in the subjects she has chosen . ''
she first visited the united kingdom in 2005 when she created many vivid oil paintings of street scenes in congleton and cheshire landscapes .
her neo-expressionist paintings appear in collections and galleries in the us , uk , germany , belarus , poland , sweden , denmark , australia , canada and israel .
she lives in brest , belarus .
