Draft:Edward Tabachnik

Edward Tabachnik is a Canadian painter and architect, born in Russia and currently living in Toronto, Canada. He was trained in both art and architecture at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts and Architecture, the most prestigious such institution in Russia. He developed a painting style he calls "Romantic Expressionism," evolving from the Expressionist style of painters like Marc Chagal and Wassilly Kandinsky. His Jewish background is reflected in many of his more fantastic paintings that depict the arrival of the third temple to Jerusalem. His artwork has been displayed in exhibitions in Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, Canada, and the United States, and in 2005 he was inducted into the Order of Alexander the Great for Art and Science.

Soviet Period (to 1973)
Edward grew up in St. Petersburg, Russia, the son of ________ and _____. He began painting at the age of ____ and was initially inspired by ____.

His early paintings included ________, and showed an original, imaginative style, depicting fantastic landscapes and archetypal characters (example: jester and maiden). His training as an architect is reflected in many of his paintings showing elaborate buildings and settings (example: Tower of Babel). Many of his paintings depict St. Petersburg's architecture treasures.