Usually, my favorite painting is the one I am currently working on. Maybe it’s because the emotional bond is still very tight because that’s when all thoughts are formed and put on the canvas at the same time. It is very important to me that what I create is always authentic and self-identical.

Sometimes I consciously touch on a topic because I want to draw attention to something, but there are times when images just flash into my head, shreds, vague details that I know are moments of a future creation. I let this information sit and mature until I get a complex sight that I can finally put on canvas.

In my work, I rarely sketch. I prefer immediately painting on the blank canvas, drawing the main lines with a brush. There are few things as beautiful to me as a blank canvas. The untouched surface is full of possibilities, lots of freedom, and endless stories.

The time spent on a piece is completely variable, it depends on what the concept is, how big in size is the canvas I work on, and how mentally attuned I am to that particular painting. However, I usually finish an oil painting within 2-3 weeks.

I love the work of old masters, especially surrealism, which is closest to my heart. But I also love Impressionism. My favorite artists are Dali, Monet, Van Gogh, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. I love the atmosphere of museums; I really miss the old permanent exhibitions where one can see hundreds of years old images from another century, from historical ages. In such cases, it always comes to mind how wonderful it would be to create such a lasting, to represent real value.

In the future, I would like to organize more solo exhibitions both at home and abroad. I want to get my work and ideas to as many people as possible. Later on, I want to set up a foundation to nurture talent. Where we would help complete and support children who are disadvantaged. My goal is to be able to give the world something lasting, something special from my point of view.