Meet Olya
Olya Pine is an international Artist and Yogini. Originally born in the USSR, (Russia), in the historical and cultural city of Saint Petersburg.
As a child Olya would visit museums and art exhibitions almost in a mandatory fashion by her parents. As she soaked in the beautiful embankments, ornate bridges, powerful sculptures with her mother’s milk before she could even understand herself. This exposure to such architectural majesty developed in her an exotic and culturally refined taste in Art.
After Iron Wall fell, the change for Russian people transitioning from communism into capitalism was painful. These facts were important and took part in forming Olya’s personality and her independent way of thinking, forcing her to grow up very fast. At age 16 she was already in charge to provide for herself. At the age 22 Olya graduated Saint Petersburg State University as a Master of Social Studies and had a successful carrier working in a large international corporation.
When you look at Olya’s art you can feel joy and illumination and you see distinctive bright colors and almost childish approach of awe and wonder. In search for feminine equality, in 2011 she decided to come to America to pursue her dreams.
Olya’s Art is full of vibrancy, enthusiasm and salute to Mother Nature. No less interesting is forming Olya’s path as a yogi. Here, her father was a big charismatic influence for her, and she adopted his passion and interest for Indian Philosophy at her early years as well. Her father was reading her stories about Rama saving Sita from the bad demons at bedtime.
Her father was a genius in physics and math; he could draw a photographic portrait by pencil but was never happy and satisfy himself. This is necessary to say because Olya was born in quite volatile environment and there was a lot in her family that was required from a child. Her father figure was quite intimidating with her and was not seeing her daughter as anything significant to ever become an Artist
Olya lived in Seattle for 7 years and lots of her pieces were created in her large estate. Her bedroom windows were facing the ocean where all her dreams came through.
Now Olya is happily residing in Florida, she calls old fashioned Delray Beach town as her home and often refers to it as "My Heaven."
Olya found her community here and her schedule on this site is up today.
An animal lover, Olya feels reverence for and respects nature. She also names animals on her art pieces and believes that they have characters and represent our sub personalities.
Olya's art is deeply emotional and embedded with an invitation to pause. It's eye softening and offers to observe, breathe and relax. You feel a part of the painting and so a part of her story.