"Monday morning" Painting

I was born in Leningrad into an artistic family, where my father, a painter and sculptor, became my first teacher and inspiration. I graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Saint Petersburg with a diploma in Architecture-Artist. Eventually my passion for travel led me to explore new places and cultures. Settling in the NL, and then in Italy, I embraced various opportunities to sustain myself through my art. Currently I live and work in Switzerland.
Being an archtect, I appreciate clear elegant graphics and compositional order,which I combine with vibrant and bold palette. That's how I convey my natural emotionality and expressiveness.
My style leans towards impressionism, with elements of surrealism. I infuse it into my works to challenge familiar perspectives and reveal that everything has an unseen side.
My art focuses on themes of celebration and joyfull interactions among people.I believe that festivities inject a spring of improvisation and irrational behavior into our rational life,which we need.
A big inspiration I find in retro photography, working with which I try to connect the past and present, allowing us to peek into something forgotten yet precious in human relationship.
For the past 25 years I've been collaborating with M.Egetmeyer to create OH-cards, healing playing cards that have achieved International success.
My art celebrates life, focuses on beauty of people and nature, radiating positive energy.