Portrait of the artist Painting

I started to draw and paint when I was thirty or something. I was influenced by icons and abstract painters. I made a lot of copies of medieval paintings and studied technology of egg-tempera. Later I I turned to sketching and drawing. I have been drawing since childhood. Studying classic artworks and copying of traditional icons helped me to compose my own things. Now I think I draw simply what I see and feel but in my own way. Rhytm of life and music is also very important for me.