Natalia Starikova-Abud is a figurative oil painter who works in all genres and a published children’s book illustrator.  She had her advanced artistic education which rooted in the deep  tradition of classical painting and technique.  She has also been influenced by Impressionism and by the playful, modern personal styles and rich expressive colours of artists like Marc Chagall, Franz Marc, and Paul Gaugin.  

She always carries a notebook and every day she picks up her pallet and brush or puts her pencil to paper