Why the interest in Flower (Flora) Painting?
This is a difficult question and I am ashamed to say that it may be that it is easier for me. My art does not come from a tortuous process. For some artists great pain goes into each work they produce. For me, painting (creating art) must be fun or I wouldn’t do it. As I began to produce artworks in quantity, what emerged could be classified in a small number of themes (topics, if you prefer). One of these themes is flora. Though I have always been fond of animals, too. It is rare that I paint them. I have painted my pet Dalmatians a number of times and have done drawings and a few paintings of animals, however, most of my work is of three topics: figures, faces and FLOWERS. How many years have you been painting? I have been painting since childhood. If you visit the biography section of my web site you can read a story of these beginnings. Has anyone been a particular inspiration to you in your artistic pursuits? I hope this will not sound pompous. The great inspiration for me has com
