What is the best thing that I love about my work? I like my work in general

What is my idea of perfect happiness? I believe rather in happiness of the moment

What is my greatest fear?  Unhappiness of my children

What is the trait that I most deplore in myself? I am not sure of myself

Which living persons in my profession do i most admire?  I do not know, there are several different ones

What is my greatest extravagance? I allow myself not to speak when I do not want to talk

On what occasion would I lie?  I could lie to avoid hurting a person, for example

What is the thing that I dislike the most in my work? I cannot stand when someone intervenes in my project

When and where was I the happiest, in my work? I am always happy if the result corresponds with how I envisioned it in my head

If I could, what would I change about myself? If I could, I would like to be a calmer person

What is my greatest achievement in work? My biggest achievement was rebuilding myself from A to Z in a foreign country

Where would I most like to live? I would like to live by the sea or in the megalopolis

What is my most marked characteristic? Individualism

What is my most inspirational location, in my city? Small fountain hidden in the park of the castle of Fontainebleau

What is my favourite place to eat and drink, in my city? My house

What books influenced my life and how? Flaubert “Madame Bovary”, Harper Lee “Do not shoot the mocking bird”. They taught me to look far beyond my own nose)

Who are my favorite writers? Gerald Durrell.

You Only Die Once. What music would I listen on my last day? “Ich ruf’zu dir, herr Jesu Christ” by Jean-Sébastien Bach

Who are my heroes and heroines in fiction? Hobbit Bilbo Baggins

Which movie would i recommend to see once in a lifetime? “Mélancolie” by Lars von Trier

What role plays art in my life and work? Art is my life, it’s everywhere)

Who is my greatest fan, sponsor, partner in crime?  My daughter is my main muse and partner

What project, in 2017, am I looking forward to work on? I look forward to new books for children that I could illustrate

What do the words “Passion Never Retires” mean to me? For me it means, that if you are not passionate – you are half dead

Which creative heroines should Peter invite to tell their story? Irena Panarina, Ekaterina Kazakova

How can you contact me? On Facebook