I was born in city of Samara, Russia, which is located 1000km east from Moscow. My career as painter started in early childhood. Since age of 5 i very liked to draw almost anything that i could catch with me eye and enhance with me imagination. In order to direct my abilities to the right track i was taking lessons in arts and painting for a few years until the moment i have decided which style to choose and which way i want to go.
My early works in school and gymnasium were noted by me friends and i started to participate in local child painting exhibitions achieving highest grades and me paintings is still decorating walls of Samara City Hall until today.
Since 2007 during extensive travels across continents, visiting many countries i always had with me piece of canvas and paint. Taking into account my affection to the horses, that is possible to see from most of me works and traveling many miles across the desert on horseback, provided me with great inspiration, which i put on canvas in the way i saw it. Perfection and force of nature combined with beauty of its living inhabitants providing me with new ideas and great deal of understanding. I always say that in order to draw something you must feel it first.
My great hobby is studying ancient world and its art, especially ancient Sumeria, Egypt, Peru and Far East giving to my paintings a dash of ancient look and feel.
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