I was born in Russia and moved to Australia 15 years ago.  As a child I studied at a Russian children art school

 

 and became the youngest graduate at the age of 12.   

 

    Not long ago, I realized my dream of studying classical realism with Michael John Angel at the Angel Academy of

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Florence, Italy (2018-2019; due to the COVID-19 pandemic I was able to complete two thirds of the diploma

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programme).

 

    In Florence I have attended the workshops of well-known American and European artists such as Cesar Santos,

 

 Michael Klein, Michelle Dunaway, Louis Carr, etc.

 

   I hold a Specialist degree in Teaching (AGPU, Armavir State Pedagogical University).

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   I have illustrated six children's books, five of them were published in Australia.

   

  I work in various art media and techniques,  but my main focus and interest has always been portraiture and 

 

 human figure.

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    I have experience in Fashion industry and Fashion illustration and I share my drawing and painting

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 process with my Instagram followers.

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