About Veta Bakhtina

Veta Bakhtina's work explores themes of home, nostalgia, and manifestations of infinity in nature. Veta grew up in St. Petersburg, Russia, at the end of the communist era and credits her exposure to uncharted nature, the rural Russian countryside, and rich tradition of heritage for much of her inspiration and working style. Veta is based on the Oregon Coast where she works as a muralist, fine artist, and author. "My work pendulates between magical realism and the hyper real. Each painting I create is an exploration of some natural or psychological phenomena. I love the subtle. What inspires me is questioning common modes of perceiving, isolating through the work a nuanced, fresh way of observing the mundane. In my recent work within 'Worlds' series, I am using phenomenon of 'size' and the ancient Japanese art of Suizeki (viewing stones) to observe the natural world from a novel perspective, bringing the viewer into a world within a world within a world..."