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'MARK OV' A GENIUS We meet the incredible Roman Markov, a Ukranian artist and long term resident of Faro
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mazed by the small exhibition we found in the Real Marina Hotel and Spa in Olhão (located left of the reception), we set out to locate and discover more about this very talented painter. It was not an easy feat as our subject is not one to show off or think grand things about himself, ‘humble’ is the word that comes to mind. He told us he just loves to paint. Roman Markov originally from the Ukraine moved to Portugal some 20 years ago and after 2 years he met his wife, also a Ukrainian native and they now have the most precious and cute little girl. He is a real family man. In the Ukraine, Roman painted from a very early age,
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always enjoying the ability to create something beautiful from nothing but the imagination. Later he studied and trained as an art teacher, he taught woodwork and ceramic craft classes to his young students. We asked if painting ran in the family, Roman laughed a little and told us it did not, his father did paint a tiny amount, but spent his time working as a detective. What we love about the paintings Roman does is the variety in styles, he explains that he is constantly developing what he does and currently is enjoying creating playful pieces from his imagination, such as the one we have featured to adorn the cover of this month’s magazine. He says this type of work is a challenge as it is not based on a photo or real-life scene. It takes more
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