I was born and grew up in Kaunas, Lithuania, where I graduated from art school in 1981. Upon graduation, I worked for almost eight years at the “Jiesia” Porcelain Factory where I became a highly respected porcelain artist.

In 1988 I left my country and, after spending some time in Italy, immigrated to the USA. Here in America I began a new career as a fine artist specializing in graphic arts.

After my first two solo shows and a number of group shows I quickly learned that it is difficult to survive as a fine artist. Regardless of successful art sales, it did not yield enough income to survive for the time it took to create the art. So, I found a graphic design teacher and for one year took private lessons in computer graphics.

As a graphic designer I freelanced for a while, and later found a position with a business management-consulting firm, E-Myth Academy, where I worked for four years as their creative director. While there I continued working on fine art and had two more solo shows. Later I left the Academy and completely focused on my art, but this time around my primary tools were a computer, a 35mm. camera, and a scanner.

I also like photography. After traveling to many countries and shooting many photos of walls, windows and doors, I had an exhibit last year in Vilnius, Lithuania, called “The Hole in the Wall Show.”

I continue to accept freelance graphic design assignments, but most of my time is devoted to my illustration and artwork.

Currently I have finished new series of art work called Playing with the Old Masters. It took me two years of research to create the artwork. Essentially it's a digital collage, but I call it Graphica in Silico. This series and other examples of my most recent work was on display at the show in Riga, Latvia, and another show in Vilnius, Lithuania.