Between life and death. Painting

Ellana Delmar is from northern Kazakhstan. The love for art from an early age began with rhythmic gymnastics and professional ballroom dancing. From the age of six, Ellana participated in city competitions, sports and dance competitions. 15 years of professional sports taught me discipline, organization and teamwork. In 1997, Ellana graduated from the Faculty of Economics of the Agricultural University, with majors in Marketing and Management. After graduation, Ellana and her family moved to Novorossiysk. Having radically changed her profession, Ellana started working in the beauty industry. The first sense of color and style came with the profession of a makeup artist. After completing a month-long course at the French school of style and makeup "Atelier A" in Moscow, Ellana entered the top ten best MUAs in Moscow in 2002, after which she worked for three years for the French Cosmetics Company YSL. In 2004, Ellana moved to Toronto, Canada. A foreign country provided a lot of opportunities for further development. After completing her esthetics course at Seneca College, she continued to work in the beauty industry as a cosmetologist. But the craving for art and music did not leave Ellan, which brought him back to the stage, now mastering completely new dance styles. Cuban, Brazilian, Spanish cultures danced for 10 years. Performances at festivals, carnivals and holidays, production and design of costumes; Working with fabrics and various materials developed a sensitivity to texture, shape and detail, after which Ellana came up with the idea of ​​opening her own studio for sewing dance costumes and clothes. -‘’Life in front of the camera, and under the spotlights, chic costumes, dance after dance, keeps you in constant adrenaline tone. But it became much more interesting to learn the technical side of this beautiful picture, and to be behind the camera. Working as a photographer, I gained freedom in my own schedule and financially.’’ In 2015, Ellana graduated from George Brown College's photography and cinematography program. With photography came knowledge of light and composition.” Rich and vibrant 18 years of constant experimentation and self-discovery, rich and varied experience have borne fruit. Traveling around the world, visiting many galleries and museums brought me closer and closer to the dream of sitting down to paint. The love of painting has been in my heart all these years.