I WAS BORN IN THE MOSCOW REGION, OF RUSSIA IN A CITY CALLED MOZHAYSK,  I BEGAN PAINTING ICONS IN MY TEEN YEARS,

RESIDING IN SERGIYEV POSAD INSTRUCTED BY THE ORTHODOX PRIESTS FROM THE MONASTERY BEFORE  MY FORMAL ART EDUCATION.  I STUDIED AT ST. TIKHON THEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE AND MOSCOW INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE.  MY PAINTINGS ARE DISPLAYED AT SHEREMETYEVO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN MOSCOW.  I BEGAN LEARNING ENGLISH IN MY 25TH YEAR, SO AS PEOPLE USUALLY COMMENT MY ACCENT IS QUITE NOTICEABLE.   PAINTING HAS BEEN A BEAUTIFUL LIFE FOR ME, I JUST LOVE IT, AND I ALSO USE MY ABILITIES IN SEVERAL OTHER AREAS, I STRAYED OUT OF MY ORTHODOX LINE OF WORK ON SMALL PROJECTS.  I PLAY MUSIC ON RUSSIAN GUSLI, AS I WILL DEMONSTRATE ON MY WEBSITE. I LOVE CAKE DECORATING, I DESIGNED RUSSIAN WINTER WEAR.  I EVEN PAINTED A IMAGE ON A ROCK & ROLL MUSICIAN'S GUITAR AS HE TOURED THROUGH.  I LOVE TO GARDEN AND RAISE BEES,  AND CHICKENS FOR EGGS.  SINCE GETTING MARRIED, HAVING A FAMILY, MOVING TO SOUTH DAKOTA, I HAVE GOATS FOR MILK AND CHEESE, AS YOU NOTICE, I AM NEVER WITHOUT MY HORSES.  I HAVE  CHILDREN, AND MY HUSBAND TOTALLY SUPPORTS MY WORK.  I HOPE YOU DEVELOPE A GOOD IMAGE OF ME AND MY WORK AS YOU BROWSE MY SITE.

In these modern times I had to adapt to many new methods. 

 I still appreciate the very old techniques of using egg, liquid solutions, such as beer, or other old methods. 

I use real 24 karat gold on my icons. 

Placing real gold on icons takes special precision to bring out with the glisten needed for the images in my work. 

Each Icon is also painted using the best hardwoods for the frames.  I will never deliver art with low-quality materials. 

I am proud of my art icon, iconostasis abilities and techniques.   

WHEN YOU PAINT MANY IMAGES, EACH IMAGE MUST STILL HAVE IT'S OWN CHARACTER.

THE SIZE OF EACH IMAGE MAY BE THE SIZE OF A FINGERNAIL, ALMOST MICROSCOPIC 

THIS IS AN ICON "OF ALL SIGNS"

WITH EACH REPRESENTING A CREATION OF MANY BIBLICAL MEANINGS..

" ST.  ELIJAH "