I was born in 1981 and started sketching at 12 years old. I loved Michael Jackson so much that most of my portraits and paintings were focused on Michael when I was at school. At the age of 15, I started studying the art of icon painting under the guidance of a local iconographer. I continued painting icons until the age of 30 years old. Most of my works are influenced by Dutch and Flemish painters such as Rembrandt, Van Dyck, and the french school. Many times I use figures and objects from great masters for my compositions as I find them a perfect...more
