I was born in Warsaw,
Poland, graduated from the Polytechnic University of Opole, worked as
a civil engineer in Southern Poland and in 1988 I moved to Long
Island.
In my dreams, I have always painted.
In reality, I began to paint after my last child went off to college
and I was left with an ‘emptiness’ for the first time in my life. One
day my son, Wojtek, came home, took the television remote control from
my hand and replaced it with a few brushes, paints and canvas. I
attended Suffolk Community College for three years, where I took
formal art lessons with Roni Carson. Before too long, my lifelong
dream became my new life.
I love to play with paints and now every blank canvas invites me to
express my feelings. When I paint women, they are sexually inviting …
somewhat aloof … alone; but far from hopeless. I joyfully depict
nature in bold compositions, infused with vivid colors and texture.
Currently I am passionately exploring working on indoor murals and
mosaics and I have also begun to ‘experiment’ with making glass
counter tops. My own kitchen is my testing ground for this new
artistic direction.
My children – Wojtek, David and Sara are my inspiration, as well as my
toughest critics, motivators and advisors. In the years since I began
to paint I have filled my home with canvases, paints and brushes … and
these days I own just a few articles of clothing that have not been
stained with paints!
Though I still have much to learn I am not done dreaming. Art is my
life now, and I invite you to view a few of my pieces on the Women
Sharing Art site. As a member of Women Sharing Art I was recently part
of a group show in the BAFFA Art Gallery in Sayville. My work has also
been exhibited at the Long Island Museum in Stony Brook and in
Brooklyn at the Europa Art Gallery and Kurier Plus Gallery.
If you have a dream you would like to see painted, I am available for
commission and welcome the opportunity to paint your dream.
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