Born and raised in Russia, he got his art education there and took art lessons from well-recognized russian artists in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Yaroslav taught the art of bas-relief embossment in Russia and Europe. Many of Yaroslav's work's are in private collections in Europe, Russia and USA. Photography, art, nature, is what inspires him. He loves to create and strives to convey something of a beauty in the process. Yaroslav enjoys to experiment with texture and brings many different art elements together, thus creating work that is very original, unique and one of a kind art. Currently, Yaroslav lives and works in the United States .