EuroCircle is always looking for the local Europeans to feature at the website.\u00a0 It is wonderful to hear different stories how people ended here under the sun in Texas. I noticed Aly at social media with her art and
\ngot so curious I contacted her. I asked her to tell us about herself and her art.<\/p>\n
Please introduce yourself?<\/strong><\/p>\n My name is Alyona Modleski, and I\u2019m from Kyiv (often known as Kiev), the capital of Ukraine. I\u2019ve held many positions since obtaining my Masters in Banking and Finance.\u00a0 I was employed within several banks, have worked for the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine, multiple Non-Government Organizations and as a United Nations office volunteer for humanitarian projects in civil rights, health, and youth rights.\u00a0 Most recently, I was working at Daymon Worldwide, private brand marketing company.<\/p>\n My hobby and passion have always been art and painting. Since relocating to Austin in September 2015, painting has become my main occupation.<\/p>\n How did you get started in the art field?<\/strong><\/p>\n My passion for art started from my family\u2019s tradition of exploring Kyiv art fairs that would occur on Kyiv Day. Every year, on the last weekend of May, my parents, my younger brother and I would stroll along Andriyivskyy\u00a0descent<\/a> (Ukrainian Montparnasse) and all together we would select a small oil painting to purchase. Soon, every room of our family condo had a city landscape or a floral still-life work.<\/p>\n I started painting professionally six years ago, and oils have always been my main medium.\u00a0\n