One might see these works of art -- when compared to their photographic counterparts -- and assume these are Photoshop or Painter work-overs. And, they very well may be. These days, there is a proliferation of artists entering the market who specialize in converting photos to paintings or art. But these are quite different. They're painted from scratch using oil on canvas.

   This portrait of a young girl by Arthur Brahinskiy, reveals the artist's deep study and influence from the works of the Dutch Masters* and painters like Claude Lorraine*, and Sandro Botticelli*. He takes rather ordinary starting images and transforms them into classic works of art.

  Arthur Braginsky is a relatively young artist, nevertheless, his art attracts quite a big audience. Nowadays, there is no gallery to deny the pleasure of show the art pieces of this artist. His art mesmerizes, his landscapes encourage, and his female nude stir imagination. Let us start from the beginning.

   Arthur was born in a tiny yet absolutely beautiful town Mukachevo, that is in Transcarpathia, Ukraine. He must be a lucky man, because of a geographical position of the city of Mukachevo near border of Hungary to Arthur has carried more as, because since the childhood he sees stylish magazines, full of colors, photos, interiors of fashionable homes, European architecture, ancient frescos. From early childhood Arthur would make himself familiar with the reproductions of famous paintings, the art of old masters. In addition to such well-known styles as baroque, rococo, neoclassicism, and romanticism, Arthur had a great interest for, impressionism, postimpressionism, expressionism, cubism, and abstractionism, the styles that were not supported during the times of the Soviet Union.