Painting brings me peace and offers me a place to contemplate on the beauty of the world that surrounds me. Art has been in my life since a young age, it was always a form of connection and expression. At 17 years old I have been diagnosed with mental illnesses and it was a period where I struggled to find a place where I felt I belong. Painting has been this connector between my inner and the outer world, that’s how I have been able to cope with life and express myself.
All of my work is possible because of the support from my family, especially my daughter, which is my daily motivation.
I am more like a lone wolf and create in the solitude of my studio, I get inspiration from nature, people, places and I love to use oils.
My why? It makes me feel alive, happy, that I can do something, gives me meaning to life. Makes me feel an adrenaline rush.
“Art is not what you see but what you make others see” Edgar Degas