Moloriki is a union of two talented artists from the USA and Russia. A mix of modern American art and traditional Russian culture makes their artworks unique and outstanding. They have more than 15-years combined experience in art and are constantly seeking to master their skills.

Molorik: Victor Hugo Payes was born in Guatemala City, Guatemala. His family moved to Los Angeles, CA when he was 8. As a youngster he enjoyed the various theme parks in Southern California. Apart from riding the roller-coasters, he liked spending hours watching the talented caricature artists drawing people at the park. He was amazed how from the simple fast loose lines a face appears. Many years later, he went to Magic Mountain to become one of those artists making people laugh with his own caricatures. He was trained by some of the best caricature artists in the USA and gained tons of experience in making drawing fast people-pleasing caricatures. In 2005 he went to sunny Florida, an entertainment state with a number of famous parks and began working in Orlando Universal Studios Park. After a few months there he decided to expand his repertoire, so he went to Edwards' Arts company where he learned how to create portraits in a fun, fast paced environment. He always liked to draw portraits of his friends and family, but now he can do it for everybody.

Molorichka: Maria Payes (Ignaticheva) was born in Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation.

She was familiar with art from her early childhood. In 1993 she started attending an art school and after graduating from a local high school went into one of the best universities in Russia - South Ural State University.

As a student she was traveled often and in 2005 she spent the summer in the USA. She was impressed with American culture and wanted to come back to learn more about it. The following summer of 2006 she met Victor Hugo Payes. They were married in 2007, and Maria started working with Victor as portrait/caricature artist at Universal Studios Citywalk in Orlando, Florida.

Both artists gained their experience working in several parks including Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Universal Studios Hollywood, Citywalk Orlando, Magic Mountain and the Los Angeles Zoo. They also travel around the world drawing at private events and learning from other artists.