Welcome to my page to learn more about what lies behind the palette!
After years of practising oil painting as a self-taught artist, I encountered a journey of diverse painting styles. From classical oil portraits to abstract. From photo-realistic drawing to contemporary expressionism. It led me to experience a feeling of accomplishment as well as frustration.
After years of discovering my personal style in 2021, I finally painted a piece called “Three Sides of a Coin” that spoke to me. It led to a collection of bright and vibrant colour palettes and subject matter being self-portraits of relatable life experiences. Painting these personally sensitive subjects my style evolved to be bright and colourful to balance the intensity.
Various life experiences and high sensitivity to the world brought me to paint in the first place as a part of the healing process. And since 2021 I have been able to express it in my personal style of painting which became cohesive.
My interests in philosophy, spirituality and psychology support my painting subjects and expressions. I have been interested in understanding human nature and the mind for the past ten years. My existential crisis brought me to a Buddhist monastery in Nepal, a shamanic retreat in Peru and several other mindfulness retreats in the following years after. My own complexity of mind and different phases of life make me seek answers. I realised that many people share similar experiences in different ways.
In 2023 my painting "Loneliness and Isolation" got shortlisted at the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition. This year I have also decided to do a bachelor's degree in Fine Art Mixed Media course starting later in the year. I always believed in being self-taught and discovering my voice on a solo journey. And since I have done that I am now ready to uncover more of my potential by studying mixed media. I am excited to see where this journey will take me creatively.