Hi, I'm Nata Metlukh, and here is some sort of my bio. I was born and grew up in Kaniv, Ukraine. I’ve been studied drawing in the School of Arts for 9 years. I could draw with any media, but wasn’t really inspired with art. I wanted to be a scientist, so I entered the university and earned master’s degree in math. But then I changed my mind, recalled my drawing skills and started working as a designer.

After 6 years of working for different companies, I became a freelance illustrator. At the same time I started sketching and painting, after so long brake. I became passionate with art and now I can’t stop drawing, I’ve really stuck to it.

I’m keeping 4 journals now. One is for planning my day (even if I don’t have any commercial project, I write down all the tasks for myself, just to know how much time I’ve spent on those particular things). The second one is for sketching and working up ideas for the next projects. I keep practicing in drawing every day, it helps me to stay loose.

The third book is for travel journaling, where I put chronicle moments of my life. I sketch there, insert tickets and photos, fancy pictures, feathers, leaves or whatever seems interesting. And the fourth book is my art journal, where I make collages and paintings. It helped me to get over the fear of painting, because I haven’t been done that for so long years.

Now the source of my inspiration is animation, children’s books, artists’ sketchbooks, art journals, japanese kawaii things and my husband!

Stay inspired and write something nice to me: nata@notofagus.com