In 2018 I started to paint my "woman`s world" as a therapy to overcome my own complexes

and begin a path towards self-acceptance. I`m fascinated by the female body because she is for me a kind of temple of wonder. Already in ancient myths and religions, women were revered as goddesses and givers of life and were considered a symbol of sensuality, sexuality and a new life. Every woman is born with many wonderful feminine qualities and creativity which she can/should use as a potential in the course of her life in order to achieve her dreams. Unfortunately, this potential often can`t be fully cultivated because many women feel unattractive and try to conform media images. Today`s expectations for every woman to be a perfect wife, a wonderful mother and at the same time, be successful in her job, has led women to lose access to their inner-self.

My paintings show the beauty of every woman in all her imperfections and portrays to the viewer that each one of them can be who she wants to be, that each of us has the right to choose our own path in life and follow our dreams. That being perfect in every way and to be the best in each of the roles assigned to us: woman, wife, mother, sister, friend etc. will not make us feel more valuable. The uniqueness of every woman is her state of mind, which consists of self-esteem, authenticity, self-acceptance, positive attitude to the world and self-love. Society`s expectations shouldn`t determine our value and identity. We shouldn`t be afraid or ashamed of living in our own way. The one perfect pattern guaranteeing happiness doesn`t exist. Every one of us has a right to choose and create our own reality.

In my paintings I reflect the expression and emotion of "the real woman" I see around me, they also portray my own emotions, feelings, and frustrations. Embedded in my paintings of women, is also my story. The story of my successes and failures, my joys and sorrows, my transformations. I hope that the women who look at my paintings can smile and think "I also have the same problems and doubts, as well as such dreams. I`m not alone in this". That`s why my women often are faceless. I want to give every woman the opportunity to identify with the stories. I want them to believe in themselves and never doubt that they are special, amazing and unique.

I create my woman`s image often with elements of nature and with relevant female notions of self-acceptance, love, and confidence. My way of showing the diversity of beauty in each woman is to use eye-catching colors such as red, orange, pink and yellow. I believe color has an incredible power in our lives. They influence our thinking, inspire our decision-making and impact our moods. I want to encourage women to express their femininity through color. We often hide ourselves in grays because we are afraid to show our true colors.