Descended from Russian grandparents who fled to America in 1917, Stefan Pastuhov was instantly inspired by his surroundings when he moved to Maine in 1984. Stefan started his formal art training in Paris and received his BFA from the Boston Museum School/Tufts University. He has been especially influenced by painters in the Cape Ann plein air tradition, Aldro Hibbard, Emile Gruppe, Paul Strisik and Bernard Corey. Painting in an impressionist style, with a loose brushstroke in larger pieces and finer detailing in smaller pieces, Stefan appreciates the fact that Maine still offers unspoiled views of the rural landscape.