Oksana Ivanik, modernist folk-art watercolor artist

Here's a delightful Russian artist I just discovered whose work hearkens back to classic folklore and intricate folk art. Please do click / zoom in on these, as the thumbnails really don't do these justice:

First Drops Of Rain

In a Corner of a Shady Garden

To me, her ability to juxtapose a lush palette with diverse views, creatures, motiffs & design elements is just extraordinary. One other thing I found pleasing is her tendency to depict creatures & landscape objects at almost any size, most notably tiny trees growing like grass in the foregrounds.

A Giddy Gallop

Royal Grace

I didn't find a lot of info about her online, but she does list her interests as: "Painting, photography, architecture, graphics, illustrations, sculpture and video. All that is beautiful, attractive, dignified, elegant, gentle, amazing, new."