- Why a portrait?

- Because a portrait is one of the best and dearest gifts you can present to yourself, your loved ones or your workmates for memories that can last a lifetime.

Despite the fact that I have many years of experience and professional recognition in this demanding field, every new portrait is a whole new world for me. Every time I've started to draw a new portrait, exiting journey to the depths of a unique personality begins. Join this journey and discover the beauty of portrait art. 

Please follow the links below to find information about me, how I work, my customers and the types of portraits I would be happy to draw for you.

about me  |  my customers  |  how it works  |  types of portraits

About me

I graduated from USSR State Art University with MA degree in Fine Art. I'm member of the Canadian Association of Professional Artists and winner of the prestigious Reuters International Graphic Arts Contest in year 1995. 
Through years of studying I shaped my artistic style, and developed a special desire and ability to portray. Since the late 1980s I'm professionally drawing portraits of private and corporate customers. My style of portraits is a very delicate and sincere revealing of the best internal and external essence of a model. Also it's based on following good old classical art traditions.  to the top

My customers

My Canadian and international customers include Associated Press, France Press, The Toronto Star, National Post, The Globe and Mail, Newsweek, Time, SAT1 German TV, CBC Television, CTV Television, Salvation Army, Prentice Hall Canada, Irwin Publishing, Canada Law Book, Indian Motorcycle, Myriad Marketing, the Canadian Police Association, Purolator Courier, Israeli National TV and Academia Kiado.
There are many portraits of famous politicians, businessmen, lawyers and judges in my gallery of works.  to the top

How it works

I'm living and working in Toronto. If you are a Torontonian, you can arrange a drawing session with me. If you have no time for it, or you live/work far from Toronto, I can draw a portrait for you using photography as reference material. All you need to do is to chose several good photographic pictures of the model and send them to me by mail. You can even provide me with the image for reference in jpg format via e-mail.  to the top

Types of portraits

I draw personal pencil and watercolor portraits. I also produce humorous portraits and limited editions of color or black & white print portraits for business people. Please follow the links on the top of the page to review several samples of my work.  top of the page