Viktoriia Grokholska is a Ukrainian contemporary artist based in Kyiv, working primarily with oil and watercolor. Her practice explores nature, memory, emotional states, and the beauty of everyday forms.
Drawing inspiration from botanical imagery and the natural world, she combines careful observation with a contemporary, symbolic approach. Flowers, fruits, birds, and human figures become a visual language through which she reflects on presence, vulnerability, transformation, and inner experience.
Her works have been presented in solo and group exhibitions in Ukraine and are held in private collections internationally. Alongside her artistic practice, Viktoriia works as an art educator and curator.
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“Cherry Still Life” is part of my “Form of Being” series, exploring the beauty and presence of simple natural forms. Inspired by the dramatic light and atmosphere of classical still-life painting, two vivid red cherries emerge from a deep, dark background.
I chose oil paint for its richness and depth, using light, reflections, and texture to emphasize the sculptural form and glossy surface of the fruit. The intimate scale and focused composition transform an ordinary subject into an object of contemplation.
Through this work, I invite the viewer to slow down and notice the extraordinary within the familiar.
Original oil painting on canvas, 2026.
Size: 20 × 20 cm / 8 × 8 in.
Signed by the artist.
Viktoriia Grokholska is a Ukrainian contemporary artist based in Kyiv, working primarily with oil and watercolor. Her practice explores nature, memory, emotional states, and the beauty of everyday forms.
Drawing inspiration from botanical imagery and the natural world, she combines careful observation with a contemporary, symbolic approach. Flowers, fruits, birds, and human figures become a visual language through which she reflects on presence, vulnerability, transformation, and inner experience.
Her works have been presented in solo and group exhibitions in Ukraine and are held in private collections internationally. Alongside her artistic practice, Viktoriia works as an art educator and curator.
