amazing oil painting by serge marshennikov and serge marshennikov biography details

amazing oil painting by serge marshennikov and serge marshennikov biography details 

 serge's unbelievable color mixing sense  makes clothes feel  photo realistic

Marshennikov was born in 1971 in Ufa (Bashkiria, USSR). His grandfather was general manager of the horse breeding company, father an electric engineer and mother was in pre-school education. Since he remembers himself, Serge always was drawing, painting and sculpting from any material he could land his hands on. Mother encouraged Serge to study and from an early childhood he had succession of private teachers and art studious he attended. After receiving several awards for his children’s watercolor and pastel paintings, Serge decided to become a professional painter. In 1995 he finished the Ufa Art College and then continued education at one of the most prestigious art academies in the world,

PHOTO REALISTIC OIL PAINTING BY SERGE 

serge paints clothes more realistic than photos 

 The Repin Academy of Fine Art in St. Petersburg, Russia. As one of the most talented graduates of the academy, Serge was offered to stay for the post-graduate studies at the studio of an Academician, Rector of the Academy, Professor Milnnikov. Serge’s first solo exhibition was in the gallery “Sangat” of his native UFA in 1995, year of his graduation form the college. The show was a success and Serge was invited to exhibit at the Artists’ Union gallery. Since that time Serge exhibited on a semi-annual basis, showing his works to his collectors and piers in both St Petersburg and Ufa.

this  close up view of painting shows ability to paint skin tone    

serge marshinikov's price ranging from Rs12,00000 for 20x24” to Rs25,00000 for 24x36”. Prices for his paintings on the European auctions began to reach Rs 5000000