My work has roots in my Ukrainian heritage and the European artistic tradition, garnished with a serving Canada’s inevitable multiculturalism, and thematically based on my own life experience. That is to say, most of my work has something distinctly Eastern European about it, while also displaying the multicultural influences of life in Canada. Above everything, there is an intangible common thread of style that ties all of my work together, making it recognizable that, regardless of the materials used, color palette or subject matter, the entire body of work belongs to a single artist.

I am fascinated with the creative process, and continuously push the boundaries of my own artistic experience to go into previously uncharted territory. From 2005 to 2010, I had been creating narratives with my paintings, where each work was a complex and involved story, similar to a profound dream, open to the individual interpretation of the viewer. I must add, that my narratives always contain hidden elements that are not noticeable during a casual viewing. Therefore, each of my paintings and drawings requires a certain amount of time spent with it intimately before it can fully reveal itself to its audience. In this way, my paintings reflect my own personality.

I almost always paint in the automatism style. Ninety nine percent of the time, I have no idea what my subject matter will finally be. The work I produce is therefore highly symbolic, and self-analytical. It can be said that when I paint, I follow a process of visual free-association. As a result, most of my paintings reflect my life-situation and emotional state at the time. Throughout my career, I had never created art with commercial intentions, never followed popular trends, and never painted a similar picture twice. At the time of writing, I have completed over 170 paintings and many hundreds of drawings.