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At the age of 13, I pronounced myself as a lifelong student of art. Since then I have devoted my life to the arts. I find it fascinating and at the same time comforting to be able to create whatever is on my mind. I think it takes years of education and proper training to be able to fluently express your creativity. Every day I try to learn something new to express myself with more confidence.
I was born in Odessa, Ukraine and came to America at the age of six. In the summer of 2003, I got an internship at Sony Online Entertainment to work on the upcoming video game, Everquest II. Shorly after, I began studying at the Watts Atelier of the Arts in Encinitas, California. I wrote an article on animation for Imagine Magazine at Johns Hopkins University and created a five minute animated short film, "A Game of Pool", which featured on all American Airlines flights in September through December of 2004. After attending the Watts Atelier for many years, my focus shifted from animation to fine art painting. In 2007 I became a teacher at the Watts Atelier of the Arts and have taught classes on topics such as laying in the figure, portrait drawing and painting from photographs, portrait fundamentals, figure quicksketch, oil painting essentials, painterly drawing, and introduction to tonal drawing. Currently, my paintings hang in England, Scotland, and several galleries around the United States. I've also helped my community by designing 7 murals for a local elementary school.
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Education
Watts Atelier of the Arts, Encinitas, CA (2002 – Present)
Courses in Head Drawing, Figure Drawing, Quick Sketch, Plein Air Painting in Oil, Portrait in Oil, Illustration, Storyboarding, Anatomy, Facial Expressions, Caricatures, Environmental Design, Perspective, Composition, Animal Sketching, Gouache and many more specialty courses.
Computer
Maya, Photoshop, Flash, Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Audition, Sound Forge, Front Page, Dreamweaver,
Awards/Honors
“A Game of Pool” featured on all American Airline Flights in Sept-Dec 2004
Presidential Scholar In the Arts
NFAA ARTS Awards Level 1 Winner
Winner of the 2003 International Student Media Festival in Anaheim
Overall Winner of the 22nd Annual Congressional Art Competition in Washington D.C.
Winner at Del Mal Fair Animation Contest
Twice Inducted into National Honor Roll
President’s Award for Educational Excellence
Bank of America Achievement Award for Fine Arts (2004)
Featured in a Documentary on KPBS
Wrote an article about 3D animation for Imagine Magazine
Article in YoungArts Magazine
Featured in San Diego Union Tribune, USA Today, Corridor News, and Seven Days
Twice Recognized in Who’s Who Among American High School Students
Work Experience
Business Vertical Capitalist (January 2008 – Present)
Creative Director of all projects (12 projects so far)
Watts Atelier of the Arts (January 2007 – Present)
Teach various Life-drawing and Painting courses
Science fiction author Orson Scott Card (August 2006 – 2008)
Concept design for a film based on his short story ‘Dogwalker’
International Artist
Paintings have been in 6 galleries in USA and Great Britain
Exhibit at Berringer Gallery 'Instructor Show'– Encinitas (2008)
Exhibit with SDDG at Boehm Gallery – Palomar College (Feb 7– April 4, 2009)
Exhibit with SDDG at ART Produce Gallery – San Diego (May 12 – June 23, 2007)
Exhibit with SDDG at Art Institute of California – San Diego (2006 and 2008)
The ReLeef Initiative (December 2005 – October 2006)
Design and update a website and create a discussion board for their employees
‘The Montgomerys’ Musical Band (December 2004 – February 2006)
Created a fully animated 3D music video
Paid Internship at Sony Online Entertainment (July 2003 – August 2003)
3D Modeled clothing, rigged and animated characters
Work for Advertisement (January 2004)
Created 3D Racecar advertising presentation for Monster Energy
Sunset Hills Elementary School (November 2004 – 2005)
Designed 7 murals and poster for classrooms for the Character Counts program
Groups And Organizations Objective
Member of the West Coast Drawing Group (formerly San Diego Drawing Group) (2005 - Present), Film Club (2001-2004), President of ART Club (2004)
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