Pauline’s Art Studio in Tarzana, California, has been open since 2011 and is run by two instructors, Pauline Schiglik and Alexander Kramskoy, who each have an extensive art education and decades of professional experience.

In art school in Ukraine, Pauline studied drawing, painting, composition, and sculpture. At the Odesa Theater and Art Technical College (Одесское театральное художественно-техническое училище), she specialized in theater puppetry and prop design, and later taught at the College for nearly 10 years. At the Odesa Pedagogical Institute (Одесский педагогический институт), Pauline completed the course in teaching fine arts to children of primary and secondary school age. In California, she attended the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, focusing on clothing design.

Alexander graduated from the Odesa Art School (Одесскую художественную школу), where he majored in drawing, painting, composition, engraving, and sculpture. Following this, he studied at the Odesa Theater and Art Technical College (Одесское театральное художественно-техническое училище), specializing in stage design and scenography. From here, Alexander attended the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts (Ст. Петербург институт им. Репина), focusing on painting and restoration. He also graduated from the Ukrainian Academy of Printing in Lviv (Львовский полиграфический институт), specializing in book graphics.

Pauline and Alexander founded ‘Art of Faux Finishes’ and have been running the company for over 25 years in Los Angeles, California. Art of Faux Finishes specializes in interior design and the restoration of surfaces and spaces (e.g., precast, wood, and metal), as well as murals and faux finishes, in private and commercial settings.