So honored to have my retrospective show exhibiting many of my paintings for a couple of months on Mercer Island, sponsored by Mercer Island Visual Arts League. April 29 - June 21, 2024 Mercer Island Community & Event Center 8236 SE 24th [...]
Painting Experience How I Became a Painter Painting, an Emotional Beginning My Colors Improvisation Questions I Had Personality and Vocabulary Realistic and Abstract Painting How I Approach Painting Starting a New Painting Painting Places Introduction Mercer Island Sunrise Hiking Trails Stones of [...]
About Artist's Personality Art Schools give basic knowledge and instill a working discipline, imparting them almost equally among students. It is up to students to absorb the amount they need. There is no time in school to polish artistic personalities. Occasionally, personalities [...]
Each painting hides a story significant to the painter but obscured to an outside viewer. For a stranger, looking at a painting, all what matters is his personal perception, assessment, determined by his background, experiences and emotional sensitivities. Trajectories (2013) [...]
I approach my painting as an unfolding experiment, close to the way I am cooking, always trying different things, using many ingredients in diverse ways, never repeating myself. Themes are popping up from everywhere, from mineral and organic world, details from hiking, [...]
Before starting a new painting, I always feel thrilled, emotionally engaged by the new theme, charged with feelings and curiosity for the new painting. Usually, I have some ideas, but the overall image is vague. At the beginning, I tried to help [...]
From the beginning I knew that realistic representation did not interest me, so, I embraced any chance I had to move me away from realism. Searching for “my way” I pushed myself in new directions that seemed promising. Improvising instantly rewarded me. [...]
Studying ceramics, I was mainly sensitized to forms, structures, and textures. Color decisions played a secondary role, mainly directed by my spontaneous feeling rather by a deliberate intent. I looked at a lot of paintings made by artists that were using noble, [...]
When I decided to dedicate my remaining time to painting, I answered several questions which were on my mind: Why do I want to paint? Because I have at my disposal a finite amount of time and I want to consume it [...]
During middle years, I was profoundly unsatisfied with my life, feeling that all my energies were consumed taking care of my family and school duties and no time remained for something significant for my deep self. I wanted more. Stress (2016) [...]
