City of Birds is the online gallery of mother and daughters, Irina, Dinne, and Elana Kopelevich. While we all primarily paint, draw, and craft — sometimes even hanging out together while we work, our styles are varied and unique. We invite you to explore our collections and hope you discover a piece that speaks to you and finds a place in your life.
Irina
Irina is an artist originally from Riga, Latvia, but has been based in Denver, Colorado since 1980. Irina paints primarily with a mixture of tempera and ink wash, and watercolors. She has also created numerous works with the simplicity of a charcoal pencil, as well as a variety of mixed mediums. She has been featured in Hadassah Magazine and is a member of the Colorado Watercolor Society. Her work has been exhibited in many galleries, including Siempre Viva Art Gallery, Canaan Gallery, Royce Gallery, Mizel Museum, and in various exhibitions throughout the Denver Metro area.
Artist Statement
I paint because I need to paint. My tools are paper, pencils, children's finger paints, and India ink. There is always a distance between how I want my painting to look and how it actually does. I paint because it makes me happy to be able to put the world that lives in my head on the piece of paper. I am not concerned with proportions, but with movement and colors. I am trying to paint music in my pictures. I am trying to freeze a moment.
Dinne
Details coming soon.
Elana
Web developer by day, artist by night, Elana enjoys drawing, painting, and making crafts as gifts. She is also the assistant to the manager at Mooshy & Co., a delightful webcomic about squirrels and monkeys. You can find Mooshy and Co. merchandise here.
