My name is Ivy Malkin and I’m an artist, photographer, and graphic designer currently living in Chicago.  I studied at Charles Sturt University in Australia where I received my degree in graphic design and photography.  It was there that I fell in love with, and was inspired by, the French Impressionists, especially Monet.  Their use of color and light in their works revolutionized the public perception of nature and the natural world around them.

Flowers are the focus of my work.  A flower isn’t just a flower, but a world unto itself.  Whether I’m wondering Monet’s Garden at Giverny, or exploring a forested pathway, everywhere I go, they bring me the greatest joy, happiness, and passion.  Like the Impressionists, I let the vast array of colors, shapes, and textures of the life around me, guide me to find a story that unfolds like spring blossoms.  Their bounty is a wonder that open our hearts and spirits to life and love.

Two other areas I work in are candid portraitures and abstract architectural photography.  Candid photos capture a spontaneous moment in the range of human experience.  It allows for a genuine expression of emotion from a subject and a truer connection for the viewer.  With abstract architectural photography I explore the shapes, forms, and colors along with the interplay of angles, lights and shadows, of manmade structures and endow them with a new visual reality.