Airbrush Step by Step – July 2019

INTERVIEW | Iryna Bershadska

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On my journey along cult Highway 101, which accompanies

the west coast of North America, running through the

states of Washington, Oregon, and fi nally California, I in-

corporated a very special stop. Just short of the multi-mil-

lion metropolis of San Diego, located right on the Pacifi c

Ocean, a town referred to by its inhabitants as ”America ́s

Finest City“, is a little town called Solano Beach. The loca-

tion houses roughly 12‘000 inhabitants and the exotic

sounding name is but a humble little beach town. It’s defi -

nitely worth taking a break here, as the site offers all types

of amenities as well as app. three kilometers of easily ac-

cessed beaches with good possibilities for swimming and

surfi ng. My destination was right where the town begins,

on the aforementioned Highway 101, coming from Los An-

geles.

Moreland Choppers, established right in this little town in

1991, is an institution for bikers. I had an appointment at

this motorcycle shop and admittedly with a fascinating art-

ist, Iryna Bershadska, who applies her airbrush under the

auspices of ”Irene Airbrushing“. She moved to the US from

her home country of the Ukraine at the beginning of 2016

Born in the Ukraine, Iryna Bershadska is a real ray

of sunshine – fi tting for the weather in her new

homeland, California. As could be expected, she

was quite the friendly host for German airbrush

and acrylics artist Georg Huber, who was on the

road across America again in early 2019, as he

stopped off on Highway 101 for an interview with

Iryna.

Always Happy

Georg Huber’s Visit with Irene Airbrushing in California

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Iryna and Georg in front of the painted Chevrolet van, 1976 model.

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