I was born in 1957 in Odessa (Ukraine, former Soviet Union), one of oldest cultural centers of Southern Russian Art School. After receiving my primary training in the Odessa Fine Art School, I later graduated from the Art department of the Odessa University with the degree in Fine Art.

From early childhood I was inspired by the European, primarily German and Dutch, Masters of the XVI-XVII centuries. I still follow their technical methods of oil on wood painting. Most of my paintings are small sized and miniature works which produce a more intimate experience for the viewer. This way I feel closer connection to the individual.

The reoccurring themes presented in my work are derived from a humanistic approach using subjects and actions familiar to me. When the viewer takes pleasure in these paintings, I have succeeded.