The world is full of colors and ideas, and it is impossible to stay behind and not to use those multiple tools given to you for free to create the own artworks. I live in El Sobrante, CA. I travelled a lot and lived in different countries of the world. This is from where I find inspiration for creating my artworks. My life became full and balanced when I started painting every day about 2 years ago, though I greatly enjoyed painting since my early childhood and have always been an artist at heart. I got education in art (International School of Design in Moscow, Russia), but I am a self-taught artist in most part. I am married and have a young adult daughter. I adore pets so much that could probably become a mom to all pets in the world. My other passion is nature in all forms, such as wild nature, gardening, and landscaping. I am quite equally urban and rural dweller, which is why rather than painting natural landscapes, plants, flowers, pets, and animals, I also paint cityscapes.