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Natasha (http://artns.us)

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About Me


I'm an artist
and illustrator, trying to become all that I was meant to be. I believe
that God (or the higher power, if you prefer) gives us a lot of chances
in this life and it's our job to spot them, when they come along.

Overall, I'm a very happy person who believes that all dreams can come
true if one works hard on achieving them! I believe that each one of us
has a talent of some kind and I believe that there's nothing worse in
this life than a wasted talent.I edited my profile at Freeweblayouts.net , check out these Myspace Layouts!

My Interests


There is so much I'll have to write if somebody would want to know about who I am, so if you're really interested, please visit my web (art) site at:
http://artns.us



Things I like:
fine arts, expressionism, imressionism, art history, polictics, reading, writing, storing useless knowledge in my brain, painting, playing with my chinchillas, updating my website (artns.us), drinking tea, Flappers, everything connected to the 1920's, art deco, motorcycles, ripped jeans, headbands, animals, wrapping presents, giving presents, meeting new people, cleaning, cooking (once in a while), bologne sandwiches

Art that I like creating:

Pop art, Expressionistic art, female portraits, collage, watercolor paintings on paper, Oil and collage paintings, paintings of people, illustration inspired by the 1920's, whimsical illustration, watercolors of cute animals. Yeah, I also love painting on cows! I had the best time ever painting the last cow I did for the CowParade. Her name is Matilda and she's living somewhere in France now. I miss her sooooooooo much!


I'd like to meet:


Like-minded and like-spirited people. People who read, write and create. People, who are not afraid to come out of their shells.

Music:


Favorite Music:
Billie Holliday, Joe Dassin, Robbie Williams, Josh Groban, Charles Aznavour, Adriano Celentano, Beatles, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, System of a Down, Janis Joplin, Scorpions, Roxette, Eminem, Enigma, Fat Boy Slim, Doors, No doubt, Sash, Sarah Brighton, D.J. Alligator, Gypsy Kings, Patricia Kaas

Favorite Songs or Musical Compositions:

Mozart's "Requiem", "I just want you" by Ozzy Osbourne, "Come along" by Tityo, "Feel" by Robbie Williams, "Hallelujah" by Rufus Wainwright, "Shape of my heart" by Sting, "Oceano" by Josh Groban, "Deep Forest" by Deep Forest, "Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien" by Edith Piaf, "Dream on" by Aerosmith, "À Toi" and "Si Tu T'Appelles Mélancolie" by Joe Dassin

Movies:


"Moonstruck", "The English Patient" (first movie that made me cry), "Super Troopers", "Solaris" (Tarkovsky's, not Soderbergh's), "American Beauty", "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "Enemy at the Gates", "Breaking the Waves", "Star Wars" (Episodes IV, V, VI), "Tootsie", "Overboard", "Twins", "The American President", "Terminator" (all three of them), "The Last Emperor", "Last Tango in Paris", "Thomas Crown Affair", "Shrek", "Kramer Vs. Kramer", "Spaceballs", "Jane Eyre" (the one with Timothy Dalton and Zelah Clarke), "Some like it Hot", "East-West", "Stop! or my mom will shoot!", "Back to the future" (all three of them), "Lord of the Rings" (each one is a gem!), "Big trouble in Little China"

Television:


Favorite TV series:
"Red Eye with Greg Gutfeld", "Frasier", "House", "Quantum Leap", "Golden Girls", "Desperate Housewives", "Star Trek", (the Next Generation, Deep Space Nine), "Married with Children", "Friends", "Just Shoot Me", "Scrubs", "Coupling"

Favorite cartoons:
"Simpsons", "South Park", "King of the Hill", "Chip and Dale" (I used to have a huge crush on Chip, but later on dated a guy who looked exactly like Dale, isn't that ironic?).

Books:


Favorite Authors:

Antoine De Saint-Exupery, Boris Akunin, Ernest Hemingway, Erich Maria Remarque, Mikhail Bulgacov, John Galsworthy, John Stuart Mill, Gabriel Garcia Marques, Prosper Merime, Guy de Maupassant, Rudyard Kipling, Victor Hugo, James Fenimore Cooper, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Mark Twain, Jack London, H.G. Wells, Gerald Durrell, Jules Verne, Georges Simenon, O.Henry

My a bsolutely favorite books:

"Master and Margarita" by Bulgacov, "One hundred years of solitude" by Marques, "Cabbages and Kings" by O. Henry, "All Quiet on the Western Front" and "Three Comrades" by Remarque, "For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Hemingway, "Hearts of Three" by Jack London,

My a bsolutely favorite fairytales:

"Little Prince" by Saint-Exupery, "Mio, my Son" and "The brothers Lionheart" by Astrid Lindgren, "The Blue Star" by Alexandr Kuprin, All of the Moomintroll Series by Tove Jansson

Heroes:


Winston Churchill, Mother Theresa, Francois Duc de la Rochefoucauld, George Sand, Marlene Dietrich

My Blog

"Pan's Labyrinth"

I recently saw "Pan's Labyrinth" and I wanted to let everyone know just how wonderful that movie was. Please, go see it if you get a chance. It's amazingly beautiful and even though it's also heart-...
Posted by Natasha (http://artns.us) on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 01:23:00 PST

Free artist resources

To all the artists,I know that sometimes finding places on the net where one can post their portfolio for free is hard, so I gathered a compilation of such places on my website.Please visit:http://art...
Posted by Natasha (http://artns.us) on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:37:00 PST

My favorite funny quotes

The advantage of a classical education is that it enables you to despise the wealth which it prevents you from achieving.  Russell Green I never let schooling ...
Posted by Natasha (http://artns.us) on Fri, 26 Jan 2007 02:16:00 PST

Show your support for Natasha

It..s hard to get enough exposure as an artist and I..m spending hours every day trying to get my art work noticed. However, you can make my life a bit easier if you..re up for it. So if you feel li...
Posted by Natasha (http://artns.us) on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 06:34:00 PST

Kitty's photos

My kitty's got a name now. It's Tishka. I'm just in love with him. He's so human. I suspect that he's trying to copy me. He sits and sleeps just the way I do. How cute is that??? He also likes ...
Posted by Natasha (http://artns.us) on Fri, 08 Dec 2006 04:23:00 PST

New family memeber

I'm so happy! I just got myself a beautiful little kitty. Even though I haven't named it yet, (because I'm not sure if it's a boy or a girl), I already adore it. It's the cutest most adorable creat...
Posted by Natasha (http://artns.us) on Wed, 13 Sep 2006 10:09:00 PST

Happy upcoming holidays!!!

Holy Crap! It..s almost X-Mas. I..ve been so busy lately that when I woke up this morning and after looking at the calendar realized what day it was .. I was in shock! I..m used to not knowing what ...
Posted by Natasha (http://artns.us) on Fri, 08 Dec 2006 04:02:00 PST

I'm back from my trip to Ukraine

I just got back from my trip to Ukraine and what a trip that was! It felt like I was in one of Jack Kerouacs novels. I crossed the country in every direction, made new wonderful friends and felt utt...
Posted by Natasha (http://artns.us) on Sun, 10 Sep 2006 11:34:00 PST

I'm free at last!

I finally got tired of trying to juggle my full time job, my freelancing career and my studies and let go of one of them - my 9 to 5 job!  Actually it was more like 7:30 to 4:30 job, which made i...
Posted by Natasha (http://artns.us) on Tue, 21 Mar 2006 05:39:00 PST