I drew inspiration from what I remember from the imaginarium of my childhood - enchanted forests, rabbits wearing waistcoats, mythical creatures, metaphysical characters and whatever that the mistress of inspiration sends my way.

My curiosity for painting did not stop with watercolors. Today, I paint my visions in watercolors, inks, acrylic, oils, markers, pencils.

Painting led me to reconnect with my inner child, escape the world for a few hours, re-center and relearn how to dream. In my life, art plays an important role in creating balance.

It provides a quiet space amidst all the chaos of everyday worries and fears. It’s to me a haven free of rules, expectations and judgement, where imagination can run free.

My paintings is to me an art journal that combines my thoughts, dreams, memories and feelings laid out in compositions that could be both whimsical and satirical.

Painting has always been meant to be a personal hobby. When friends started to ask me to join exhibits, it was uncomfortable at first. I was insecure because I had no formal art training. I painted whatever I felt like painting, and I laid down color however I felt like it.

But when I think about Art – it is creative self-expression, and that’s what painting is to me.