Raynelle Paramonova

Raynelle was born and raised in beautiful British Columbia, Canada.  Her mom is a retired art teacher and artist.  She inspired Raynelle to try many different types of art media and to enter student competitions.  

In 1994, on her second trip to teach English as a Second Language in the former Soviet Union, she met a 'tall, dark and handsome' man named, Artem. They fell in love and married in Ukraine in June 1995.  In 1997, they moved ‘home’ to Canada with their one year old daughter.  Their two sons were born in 1999 and 2002. For the past 25 years, Edmonton, Alberta has been their home.  

Raynelle completed Fine Arts courses at the University of Alberta, including B&W Photography, Landscape Painting and Art Education courses.  For the past fifteen years, she has been teaching homeschool Fine Arts and Photography classes to large groups classes and also private tutoring.  She enjoys sharing techniques and inspiring her students as they create art.  

Since 2018, she has also been partnering with her husband who is a talented potter and clay sculptor.  Raynelle uses sgraffito and underglazes to decorate the pottery that she and Artem create on the potter’s wheel. 

She is determined to conquer the potter’s wheel in 2025, and she is looking forward to exploring more art media and developing more art skills in the future. 

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