Vladimir Sokolov

Born in 1958. Until the age of 8, he lived in the small town of Podporozhye, Leningrad Region, among the forests on a beautiful navigable river. At 8, the city of Neftekamsk moved - the city of oil workers. Graduated from high school. From childhood he loved to draw. He served in the army as a tankman in Mongolia and there he actively painted, performed the role of an artist in a military unit. After the army, he worked as a long-range driver, at a construction site, grew watermelons, set up gas equipment, at an oil rig. During his life he mastered many professions and changed more than one place of residence. And he always found time to draw, transfer his impressions to the canvas. He painted forest and sea landscapes, portraits. For some time he lived in Spain by the sea. Currently lives in the Middle Urals in the city of Yekaterinburg.