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Education
In 1976, he graduated from the Moscow Art School, where he studied drawing, painting, and composition under the guidance of the experienced teacher Y. N. Sedyshev.
After graduating, he continued to study in the art studio at the House of Culture named after Chkalov.
In 1989-1990, he studied at the school of icon painting and restoration under the guidance of G. V. Zhirinkov, a pupil of I. E. Grabar.
In 1988, he received a blessing to work from the bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Pimen of Moscow and All Russia, which made a significant contribution to his painting style.
From 1990 to 1995, he painted icons for private individuals and restored icons for churches in Moscow. From the middle of 1995, he switched from tempera painting (partially preserving the technique of icon painting, which can be seen in such works as “The Mother of God” and “Seraphim of Sarov”) to easel oil painting. He studied the works of old masters, various styles, and painting techniques, developing his own individual, easily recognizable painting style.