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Natalia Dolgova was born in Siberia in 1968 and trained as an artist in Magadan and then at the V.I. Mukhina Academy of Art in St. Petersburg. She has lived and worked in Denmark and now lives and works in the picturesque village of Netherthong in the Pennines of Yorkshire. She paints in both oils and watercolours to bring to life stories, legends and personalities from the places she lives. She uses a variety of techniques including Batik and the combination of different pigments to add depth and light to her compositions.

The gender of the Russian word for Destiny (Sud’ba Судьба) is female. And over twenty extraordinary new paintings by the Siberian-born artist Natalia Dolgova give Destiny her human form. The paintings, exhibited at Gallery 8, St James’s (London) in January, present a sensational series of images of women - many inspired by ancient legends - playing with their fate, shown through symbolic icons and imagery. The human spirit, the female character in particular, and its relationship to nature is the central theme.“The theme of ‘Icons of Faith & Fate’ is the strength of the human spirit. Pagan and mythological figures in paintings such as the ‘Circus Princess’ and the ‘Queen of the Night’ portray the darker side to human nature. Others such as ‘Parting’ and ‘Swan Song’ show the lighter side, and bring us back to the ultimate faith – that there is a destiny or fate for us all.” Natalia Dolgova.

Once Above a Yorkshire Village (My angels)

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Natalia was trained in monumental art in Magadan and St Petersburg. Her work has always been inspired by the spirits and legends of the places she has lived from the Chukchi of Siberia via the sophistication of St Petersburg to the calm of northern Denmark and now to the Yorkshire countryside.

The Queen of Darkness

The Snow Queen

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Your Angels

Yorkshire's landscape

The wife of Bachus

Natalia takes inspiration from both the Russian tradition of iconography and from the great renaissance masters.She creates luminous works where the spirit of the central character shines from the canvas whilst the surrounding detail provides a never ending source of interest as you find out more and more about the central character both physically and metaphorically from the detail of their surroundings.

The wife of Bachus

Red Lady

Lady in Black

Lady in Blue Lady in Gold

Untitled

The Circus Princess

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The See Queen

The Queen of Air

The Queen of Plants

Syrin and Alkonost

Queen of the Road

The Christmas Gift

Sound: Lisa Gerrard & Pieter Bourke - Shadow Magnet

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