Roman Zaslonov is a Belarussian Postwar painter born on 27 August 1962 in Minsk, Belarus. Enchanted by the Russian painting style, Zaslonov created his first painting using similar techniques when he was twelve. Roman’s first artwork was of a squirrel coming down from a tree, fed by a boy and an aged man. He then decided to pursue an art career. Roman Zaslonov enrolled at the Russian Academy of Fine Arts in Minsk, studying there for thirteen years. After graduating, he moved to France, where he continued painting. In 1997, Zaslonov won first prize at the Salon d’Automne, which brought him into the limelight.