ELENA BOND

very early age, using everything from a pencil to her mother’s make-up. She came from a family of artists where her great-grandfather and grandfather were both artists.

Because of her father’s job in the military, Elena’s family had to move around the Soviet Union frequently. She’d lived in Kazakhstan, Byelorussia, Ukraine, Latvia, Litva, St. Petersburg, and Moscow. The largest part of her childhood was spent in Germany.

Because of the frequent lifestyle changes, Elena was able to preserve memories of many different cultures and experiences. At the age of 11, she attended her first art school in St. Petersburg, Russia.

It is from this early experience, that she came to the conclusion that she could be nothing other than an artist. The students of this particular school spent most of their time at museums such as the Russian Museum and Ermitazh, where they learned not only basic art, but also theory.

Elena’s family then moved to Middle Asia, which was then part of the Soviet Union, to the beautiful, sunny, and friendly state of Uzbekistan.

In her painting, she has tried many styles and techniques, from simple still life and portraits to difficult, philosophical, multi-figured art. Whatever she paints, her main goal is to be honest and to love what she creates.

With the dismantling of the Soviet Union life changed — the divisive issues of nationality and religion resulted in the loss of wealth and stability for so many Soviet citizens.

Fortunately, in 1999, Elena’s family won a Green Card Lottery and immediately moved to the United States, where Elena was able to resume her painting both recreationally and professionally.

Elena Bond has updated the Impressionist movement to our present time, bringing the Impressionists’ spirit into the twenty-first century in a grand way with a major force of impact. While Elena’s treatment of composition, color, and contrast is vastly different from Matisse, Picasso, or Renoir, it has a unique quality that identifies her as a master artist of our time. Elena is a key artist in modern impressionism, pushing the boundaries of the movement in a way that hasn’t been done previously. She uses her impeccable taste in a very subtle and sophisticated way, creating intense harmonies in her paintings as she keeps the contrast between color and value dynamically balanced. This is a graphic accomplishment of past masters, rarely seen in the art world, especially today.  

Elena’s talent and unique vision shines in an amazing variety of joyous subjects- still maintaining the individuality of a true artist- an original style all her own. With each new painting, Elena manages to bring the impressionist rendering of atmospheric light to a higher level while, at the same time, her spontaneous virtuosity conveys a sense of well-being. Her art is bold, exciting, and sometimes even violent, yet maintaining a perfect equilibrium contrasting with a calm serenity- quite the tour de force. Despite the busy compositions, Elena is able to give each work an overall impression of clarity and motion, allowing the viewer to experience true bliss through each piece.