When did you start to be interested in art? Why did you choose to draw?

I became interested in Art since my childhood. I wanted to become an artist, persuaded my parents to put me in art school when I was 11 years.

Do you remember your first artwork, what was it like?

I remember my first drawings and watercolors that were usual student work.

What are your favourite topics and why? Is there anything you would not depict

My favorite subject is seascape, as I have always lived by the sea. Some time ago I was interested in still lifes, portraits succeed worse.

How education has influenced your creativity and changed your professional way?

Art, in the broadest sense, affects the social and even political life.

Do you think that nationality has its place in art?

Despite the fact that art in our time internationally. In the works of various artists often manifests national mentality.

Which books are you reading lately?

Recently I read Russian classics.

Are there any projects you are working on at the moment?

At the moment I have on the easel is not a finished painting.

How do you see your future?

My future sees only God.

Would you say in one sentence what is the art for you?

Art is a voluntary servitude, without which I can not live.