Michael and Inessa Garmash are considered two of the finest Romantic Impressionists of our day. The Garmash’s impressionistic works show their mastery of the figure and their ability to translate sensuality. The Garmash’s incredible talent is only matched by their love and career stories. Both Garmashs were born in Russia were they were schooled and studied art. Michael began painting at the age of three and by six started his formal education at the Lugansk Youth Creative Center. At the age of seventeen Inessa was accepted as that year’s best undergraduate to the Lugansk State Fine Art School. Both Garmashs are incredibly precocious and talented, a fact made evident by their incredible art. Mikhail and Inessa Garmash have created beautiful paintings, stained-glass windows, mosaics and drawings exhibited all over Europe. An Art Love Story — Mikhail Garmash was born in 1969 in Lugansk, Ukraine. He began painting at the age of three and by six started his formal education at the Lugansk Youth Creative Center. In 1987, he graduated valedictorian from the Lugansk State Fine Art College and became an art teacher there. He later graduated from St. Petersburg Academy of Art at the head of his class. Mikhail Garmash exhibited his works throughout Russia and France, adding stained-glass to his list of talents. Inessa Kitaichik was born in 1972 in Lipetsk, Russia. Since early childhood she has excelled in ballet, gymnastics and music. Inessa attended classes in all three disciplines and, after graduating from music and ballet school, entered the Lugansk Fine Art School at age fifteen. At seventeen she was honored as that year’s best undergraduate.
