About:

I was born in 1967, in Volgograd region, Russia. In 1988 I moved to South Ukraine. To become an artist is apparently have been designed by my destiny and the history of my family. It began in 19 centuries, when artist Vasily Tropinin (1776 – 1857), founder of Russian Romanticism in fine art and master of realistic and romantic portrait was a serf of my ancestor count Hercules (Irakly) Morkov. This great and artist was a teacher of art for kids of his master. This fact probably influenced all the next generations of my family, which had a number of artists and actors and other creative persons. Including but not limited honored artist of Russia Nikolay Bortnikov honored artist of Ukraine Tatiana Kuznetsova. Among those who lives now, there is Israel artist Natalia Kuznetsova and. This short list not limited all, just most prominent. Since my childhood my thirst of drawing has been actively encouraged by my parents and relatives. My starting point on the way towards big art was a kid's fine art school in the city of Volgograd, Russia. The school gave me initial art education. The fine art school named after Samokish in the Crimean capital Simferopol had helped me to understand that being a painter is my call, profession and destiny. After graduation I worked as restorer in in art Aivazovsky art gallery In Feodosia city. I took active participation in foundation of children fine art school named after M.A. Voloshin, In Primorsky town, where I have been working as fine art and composition teacher. Presently I am a free-lancer artist and as such I live active creative life, participating in all level of art-exhibitions. Great part of my life I spend in organized and solo plain-airs and other open-air art-events. I mainly work a la prima on plain air. I am mainly paint impressionistic still-lifes, land and seascapes, genres, portraits.