I was born in Russia. After changing my place of residency several times, my family finally settled down in the beautiful city of Odessa in Ukraine by the Black Sea. As a child I got lots of attention and love from my parents. They were always encouraging me in all of my creative expressions. As a ... moreI was born in Russia. After changing my place of residency several times, my family finally settled down in the beautiful city of Odessa in Ukraine by the Black Sea. As a child I got lots of attention and love from my parents. They were always encouraging me in all of my creative expressions. As a result I spent several years in musical school and the school of fine arts for children. I was lucky because I was able to taste the nectar of creativity so early, and intuitively I knew in the beginning what could bring me happiness and contentment. But when I had to make a choice I went to Architectural school and received a bachelor degree in Architecture and Fine Arts.

After practicing architecture for a few years in Ukraine and then in the USA (since 1992) I became miserable in the technical field of beams and concrete. I started to hear a very strange calling for painting. In 2001, I quit architecture and became a professional artist. My choice is not my career; it is my life, fulfilled and happy. I replaced my painting brush with pallet knife in order to create bolder, bright, and powerful images of nature, flowers, and people. My style is expressionistic impressionism. I'm not looking for a new style or new techniques to shock or amaze people. My focus is to capture intimate moments in ordinary life. No matter what I'm painting, a landscape or a little cafe in an old European town they should speak in the language of human feelings. I try to avoid creating pictures that are just pretty. Instead I want to communicate with people by evoking similar emotions and feelings in them.


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