✦ Cosmetologist · Artist · United States

Oksana Makarova

Professional Cosmetologist · Fine Art Painter by Passion

Oksana Makarova has dedicated her professional life to the art of beauty — as a skilled and passionate cosmetologist, she has spent years helping people look and feel their very best. But long before she ever picked up a beauty brush, there was another brush in her hand — a paintbrush. From the age of five years old, little Oksana was captivated by colour, light, and the magic of bringing a blank canvas to life.

Trained in the classical European tradition, Oksana honours the great masters with every stroke. Her professional painting journey truly blossomed during the COVID-19 pandemic — when beauty salons went quiet, clients stayed home, and the world stood still. With suddenly so much time on her hands, Oksana picked up her brushes with new purpose. What began as a way to fill the silence became a full creative awakening — canvas after canvas, she poured her heart into her lifelong passion and never looked back.

Painting is not Oksana’s job — it is her joy, her meditation, her truest self-expression. Whether capturing a sun-drenched coastline, a still life glowing with summer warmth, or the joyful face of someone she loves, each painting is a gift of her spare time — and of her whole heart.