Nataly Tikhomirov is an award winning artist whose watercolors, miniature lacquered boxes, and iconography have been exhibited in Paris, Tokyo, New York, Los Angeles, and other major cities, and many of her pieces have been purchased by museums and private collectors around the world. She and her husband Pavel, also an award winning artist, grew up in a small village in Russia, and met in art school, but have lived in Sacramento, California for many years.