I am bad with numbers, straight lines and extreme rides in amusement parks.
I haven’t been in Amazon, but I enjoy skydiving and bungee jumping. ( Instagram)
I can sit in one place for hours, and I love being on the road for weeks.
I've travelled through Siberia on a train, meditated in India, had an Ayahuasca empowerment with the shaman, greeted sunrise on a hotel roof in Kathmandu and created lots of illustrations.
Travelling opened the world to me. Through drawing, I learned to understand the world and how is everything put together.
Since childhood, I had a very vivid imagination and my mind was dealing with reality through pictures.
I think Illustrations can be true reflections of the illustrator’s mind. An artist is able to take a piece of reality, pass it through the filters of his perception, mix with his experiences and conditions, then make it visible to others and share with the world.
I am in love with creating images and creatures, with music and yoga and in love with my beautiful wife and our two kids.
I am working across the various fields of editorial, educational and book illustration as well as character design and animated stories. I find my inspiration in great people, great art and in patterns of nature.
Let's connect and stay connected.
We may have an extreme ride in Amazon forest one day.
Aleksei is represented by Arena Illustration in London, UK
caroline@arenaillustration.com
020 8555 9827
Aleksei is represented by Alan Lynch Artists in US
alan@alanlynchartists.com
607 257 0330