Oksana Leadbitter.
Christie’ s Auction House Artist.
Craft: Fine Art. Nationality: Russian. Citizenship: British since 2001. Residence: UK.
Born
in Budapest ( Hungary ) in 1974, Oksana is the daughter of a Russian
Artist. At the age of eleven she was fortunate to be offered a place at
the Lithuanian State School of Fine Arts (Kaunas) where she was taught
by Prof. Lukshis and Aimutis Morkunas, who are some of the most
celebrated artists in Lithuania .
In
1998 Oksana moved to London to expand her work and reach out to a more
universal audience. Over the years she produces a large number of
paintings for many private clients, galleries, hotels, offices, design
companies and luxury apartment buildings.
In June 2010 Oksana started selling her paintings with the World's most prestigious Auction House -- Christie’s.
Some of her paintings have been published into prints by Rosenstiel’s Publishing House.
She is now referred by Montague's Gallery as the "A One to watch for ...... A recommended investment"
Oksana
is now based in England and currently working form her studio in Kent,
which offers her a tranquil environment to work from.
In her figurative work she aims to capture the moment in time to portray the possession of an individuals emotions, expressing a story through the eyes, body movement, shadows or light.........
Her models are frequently Models from Modelling Agencies. Occasionally -- simply beautiful girls.
Oksana’s paintings are designed to be interactive, allowing the observer to absorb the moment.
Each of the girls in the painting tells a unique and different story.
So each and every of one of her paintings becomes an individual invitation to discover each story........
Oksana’s paintings are fantastic investments one recently fetched £12,500 !!