Olesya Bay is a Ukrainian artist based in Bursa, Türkiye. She creates modern landscapes and abstract paintings that feel poetic and full of meaning. Working mainly with acrylic and oil, she uses a range of techniques—thick texture paste, transparent layering, palette knife work, and smooth color gradients—to add emotion and depth to her work. Olesya’s paintings often explore themes of nature, memory, and imagined places. Her work carries a sense of calm and stillness, inviting the viewer to pause and reflect. Though she studied economics, Olesya has loved art since childhood. After moving to Türkiye, she felt a powerful pull back to painting—an inner calling that helped her reconnect with her true self. Creating a special, sometimes mysterious mood is central to her process. Deeply inspired by nature—especially lakes, trees, mountains, and open fields—she draws on memories of her hometown in Ukraine, where she was always surrounded by natural beauty. Many of her paintings are born not from observation, but imagination. Olesya sees nature as sacred, and fills her art with peace, beauty, and a part of her soul. Her style is simple, elegant, and cozy—intended to bring comfort and stillness to those who view her work. In her series “Memories in Red,” Olesya reflects her memories about Ukraine, using painting to preserve and honor memories of peaceful, pre-war times. Her “Sky and Water” series captures the minimalist beauty of nature, using soft tones to honor the divine vastness of the sky and water. Both collections aim to evoke serenity and a spiritual connection to the land.
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Olesya Bay is a Ukrainian artist based in Bursa, Türkiye. She creates modern landscapes and abstract paintings that feel poetic and full of meaning. Working mainly with acrylic and oil, she uses a range of techniques—thick texture paste, transparent layering, palette knife work, and smooth color gradients—to add emotion and depth to her work.
Olesya’s paintings often explore themes of nature, memory, and imagined places. Her work carries a sense of calm and stillness, inviting the viewer to pause and reflect. Though she studied economics, Olesya has loved art since childhood. After moving to Türkiye, she felt a powerful pull back to painting—an inner calling that helped her reconnect with her true self. Creating a special, sometimes mysterious mood is central to her process. Deeply inspired by nature—especially lakes, trees, mountains, and open fields—she draws on memories of her hometown in Ukraine, where she was always surrounded by natural beauty. Many of her paintings are born not from observation, but imagination.
Olesya sees nature as sacred, and fills her art with peace, beauty, and a part of her soul. Her style is simple, elegant, and cozy—intended to bring comfort and stillness to those who view her work. In her series “Memories in Red,” Olesya reflects her memories about Ukraine, using painting to preserve and honor memories of peaceful, pre-war times. Her “Sky and Water” series captures the minimalist beauty of nature, using soft tones to honor the divine vastness of the sky and water. Both collections aim to evoke serenity and a spiritual connection to the land.