To be honest, I don't really know why I paint. Perhaps it is some biological conditioning, a need that is naturally fulfilled? My daughter is passionate about horse riding. When I watch her maniacally draw horses for several hours a day, I don't think she does it because she has a need to leave something behind when she dies. He does it instinctively, naturally, thus expressing his feelings and interests. I guess I have the same. I never thought about where my paintings would end up in a hundred or two hundred years. Man is just a grain of sand in the desert. If I leave these few paintings behind, will it have any meaning for humanity? Probably not, and I don't even have such ambitions. I paint because in this way I express myself, my worldview, moods and emotions. Images allow me to organize the world around me. And if someone identifies with them, reads their or my interpretations in them, then perhaps I touch a common chord with the recipient and we play the same melody. And that's cool.

In what period did the first painting attempts fall and what did they represent? Was the world of colors treated as an antidote to the gray reality that you often had to face?

I sucked my first attempts at drawing with my mother's milk, who has an artistic education. She taught me and corrected me. I drew what I saw around me. Like the cavemen in Lascaux, I described the world with a drawing. So there were animals, nature, but also a mug on the table, a worm digging a mink and a grandmother whose shirt slipped out of her skirt. Later, she reproached me that I could have presented her neater, and that way such a “portrait” would remain in the family.

I took up painting relatively late, only in adulthood. Looking at my paintings, I wouldn't say that the world of colors is an antidote to grey. The colors are often monochromatic, subdued, calm. My work is far from spontaneous colors, but rather subdued.

The time spent on improving your creative skills has significantly expanded them, because although you are known mainly from oil paintings, drawing and watercolor are also familiar...

As I mentioned before, I have been drawing since I was a child. It was an introduction necessary to start the adventure with paints. I don't draw much these days because I express myself in painting. Watercolor works mainly depict floral motifs and I do them quickly, because about an hour. On the other hand, I paint oil paintings for a long time - they are well thought out, planned, with a message and they can tire me out with their laboriousness, unlike watercolors, which are pure relaxation, spontaneity, a little springboard and fun.

Can you tell how many paintings have been created so far? Which are you most proud of and why?

I don't know how many pictures I painted. It's hard for me to even estimate. I don't have a favorite painting because it's yet to be created. If it was like that, then why continue painting? Each fresh painting is my favorite for a few days, and then as I look at it, I like it less and less - and then it's time for a new idea and painting the best one. And then this process repeats itself. That's more or less what it looks like.

Is there one that you would repaint if you could?

If I could, I would repaint all my paintings. I would change or add something in each of them. That is why it is so difficult for an artist to make a decision about finishing work. I have only one way to do it - I just start painting another picture.

When painting, do you follow your mind or your emotions? What is the source of inspiration?

The source of inspiration is, of course, emotions, but due to the fact that my painting is realistic, representational, I also have to put my mind to work. Knowledge, artistic workshop and concept are needed to transfer the vision to the canvas. So both mind and emotion.

Are you able to paint more than before in the times of coronavirus? Or maybe on the contrary - this period is not conducive to creating at all?

For me, life in the era of coronavirus has not changed dramatically. I'm an introvert, so I don't need "noise" around me. I like being at home, in the bosom of nature, I like silence. Paintings are created at a similar pace as before, I do not work remotely, so I did not have time.

When you start work, do you know what the end result will be, or maybe on the contrary - a seed of an idea is formed in your head, which develops on its own in the process?

When I start working on a new painting, I have the general outline and colors in mind. Changes happen during development, often quite large. However, I try to keep the original message.

Which stage of painting is the easiest and which is the most difficult?

The simplest stage is the beginning. Then everything can still happen, I quickly paint the general outline, and the most laborious and tedious is the finishing of the picture. Details, setting the light, where to suppress and what to bring to the fore.

Do your paintings hide your feelings, and if so, can the viewers guess and interpret them correctly?

Yes, my paintings define me and my perception of the world. Without it, it would be rather difficult to create an image. Usually, viewers correctly interpret his message, but there are often surprising connections and receptions. Everyone sees the painting through their own personal experience, so I'm not guiding anyone in the right direction. Everyone finds their own.