Artist · Author · Illustrator

Valentina Bogomazova

Валентина Богомазова

In Pink

Oil on canvas · Gofrism

Gofrism

Randomness for the artist is a constructive feature of his profession, an opportunity to create the desired effect that makes art relevant.

I use a non‑standard painting technique to create paintings. Its peculiarity is the print of a stretched string. In this way I create lines. The use of this method became meaningful for me when I noticed the resemblance of the paintings to drawings on corrugated cardboard. I gave this style the name Gofrism.

ART BOOK 1

…these lines have become a metaphor for the invisible threads that connect human lives

Books

She is the author and illustrator of You Are One of Eight Billion (2024) and the Children of Palestine book series (2024), works that explore compassion, human dignity, and our shared responsibility for one another.

You Are One of Eight Billion

2024

The book became the chronicle of how an intuitive image gradually acquired meaning, structure and, ultimately, the possibility of becoming a physical artwork.

The origin of 8 Hearts of the Planet

Available on Amazon

Children of Palestine2024

Illustrations for You Are One of Eight Billion

Mentorship

An innovative approach to teaching children to paint.

I am an art mentor. I help every child reveal their individuality and develop their own artistic signature.
In class, children don’t paint identical pictures from a template. Each student lives through a creative moment and carries their emotions, dreams and vision of the world onto the canvas.
Over 3⁠–4 months, a student creates a series of 4⁠–7 paintings (depending on canvas size and age). Each work comes with a description and a certificate of authenticity.
These are not practice drawings but real art, which takes part in solo and in‑school exhibitions and is sent to international competitions. The paintings can be given as gifts or sold. They rightly decorate not only the family home but also collectors’ homes.
This approach teaches children to value their work. They see a real return on what they create.

Goal

to build a foundation for a creative life that stays with the child forever, whoever they become in the future.

A student’s result

Diana Bortnik, aged 6⁠–7

received six first‑place diplomas and one second‑place at Golden Time Talent (Season 80, London, online), Abstract painting, 27.05.2026; teacher and mentor (art mentor): Valentina Bogomazova.