analogue and digital artist

To creep into the world of the eccentric and odd, letting go, is ​unimaginable bliss.

I offer commissions and personalized art pieces.

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My fortes are eccentric, ​moody and atmospheric ​pieces.

Most works are done in a smaller ​scale, ranging from 2-3 inches to 4-​5 but size is negotiable.

I offer a wide variety of stylizations ​from blackwork to fineline.

Larger canvas works are done in oil ​paint with a mixture of many other ​mediums such as acrylic paint, ​paint markers and pencil crayon.

Ink and graphite works have the ​most flexibility options for ​commissions and are most ​affordable.

about

Welcome to my site! I am Richie Bourova, an artist that is passionate about ​the environment, social change and creative expression.

I started my journey doodling and sketching in various little notebooks when I ​was little, believing that a professional artistic career wasn’t in the cards for ​me. But, after a very interesting couple of years at York University, pursuing ​my Psychology degree, I decided to try chasing my dreams and applied to ​OCAD.

I have made many new friends and ​learned from respectable professors, ​mentors and peers as I developed my ​own style and my own brand of art.

OCAD has allowed me to flourish into ​an Illustrator with confidence and the ​ability to communicate my ideas with ​the world elegantly and concisely.

Many of my inspirations come from my cultural Russian background, ​my love for reading in English and French, nature that I see all around ​me and little marvels that the world seems to forget sometimes.

Ideally, I would love to work towards bettering the environment for ​all animals, plants and people. I want my work to foster a love and ​appreciation for all kinds of art, making sure that I reach all ​communities that are available to me to spread creativity.

I enjoy showing the process my work goes through before it becomes ​its final self. The sketch marks, the eraser stains and the lines add a ​sense of raw-ness to the art that I as a creator, have come to love ​about the world.

I love to work with color when it comes to ​bigger projects, as well as a variety of ​mediums. In a world where it is so easy to ​see the negative in life, I want to show ​vibrancy and show the restorative aspect ​that art holds.

People are touched by art and I believe ​that each person one day will find a piece ​that will be truly awakening for them. A ​piece that moves a person’s entire being ​just for a moment. I believe that this is ​what it means to be an artist. To create ​and to imagine beyond what we know into ​the fantastical.

Photo by Jason Ellis

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