Snowstorms and snowboarding inspired the tonal black and white swirls of artist Ksenia Sizaya's "Bode" painting. "When a snowstorm starts in the mountains, it is not always violent. Sometimes it's a blanket that falls from above," she explains. The "looming obsidian shapes" call to mind mountain ridges, dark rocks and tree trunks still visible in the storm, rendered in layers of thick acrylic paint. KSENIA SIZAYA. Montreal-based artist who was trained in St. Petersburg, Russia, and completed her master's degree in graphic art. Sizaya says her art is influenced by abstract expressionism and modernism. "I've always been a creative person, even as a small child. Design and art have always been a major part of my life." The artist is inspired by city life imagery and the outdoors. Bode Painting. Handpainted Acrylic paint Each will be unique Imported