I was born 1970, in the city of Kharkiv (known also as Kharkov), Ukraine (part of the Soviet Union at the time). When I was a kid I loved to paint and make drawings – with pencils, chalks and watercolours. At that time, I decided that I wanted to become an artist. I started to study in a visual arts studio (school) in a local Youth’ Club. My teacher, Lyudmila Bondar became my first and the main teacher in visual art and in my life. I’ve twice won the City’s kids painting competition «Nature through children’s eyes». After finishing secondary school in1985, I entered the Kharkiv Art College (hhu.com.ua). I studied the course under Khmelevskaya N. N. I painted and drew a lot at home. My most loved genre of painting are still-life and landscapes. I work by inspiration as well as to order. I adhere to a realistic painting style. My paintings are in private collections all around the globe. Painting is my life. I thank destiny and fortune to be able to do in my life what I love most.