Elena Taskova

I was born on the 1st of October 1968 in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Since I was a tiny baby I felt the interest to draw and create paintings, both my father and my older sister spent many hours teaching me their techniques. My formal education is of a pre-school teacher, but at the same time I took classes at the Art College. I graduated with the title a "Teacher of the pre-school education". At the Art College I graduated from the "painter-designer-decorator" courses.

In 1988 I married a wonderful man. He encouraged me to change my profession and became a lacquer miniature painter. During this time he began to help me in my hobby; he learned how to create the wooden boxes and plates I use to paint, he also learned how to cover them with lacquer. Now we are a family team, he makes the boxes and plates, I paint them and he lacquers them.

My favorite subjects are animals, all kinds, and making miniature portraits.

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