artist  and  seeker

A L I N A

S T R O G O N O V A

I’m a self-taught artist, currently in transition — between shadows and softness, between the search for meaning and the joy of simply being.

For a long time, I didn’t paint at all. Life was loud, chaotic, giddy. Then came the collapse — identity loss, endless reflection.
Out of that fog came my first works — raw, dark, emotionally heavy. I painted what hurt. I painted what haunted.

And then… a child.
My daughter arrived, and with her — a quiet shift. The same depth remained, but the urge to express it through darkness began to fade. Now, I’m learning to see differently.
Not everything has to ache to be real.

Along the way, I’ve also explored many forms of expression — poetry, music, and anything that can be shaped by hand.
For me, art is not limited to medium — it’s about translating emotion into form, however it chooses to come through.

I’m still searching for my voice.
Still drawn to what lies beneath the surface — but perhaps with more curiosity than pain.

This space is a reflection of that process.