I’ve always been a creative person. Painting, reading, and writing have always been part of my life. But approaching painting with the seriousness it has today, to the point of wanting it to become my professional path, began after my second brain surgery.

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Painting became a way to heal, but also a way to prove to myself that I could still be useful while doing what I love. More importantly, it kept me moving forward at a moment when it would have been easy to stop.

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After a period of experimentation, I gravitated toward working on raw cotton canvas, sometimes primed, sometimes left untouched, because it allows for a more direct, physical connection with the work. Its texture feels honest. Layers build the final piece gradually; they accumulate, overlap, and leave traces, much like the experiences that shape us over time.

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My primary materials are acrylics, occasionally oils, charcoal, pencil, and oil pastels. I don’t like limiting myself to a single medium, though I’m attentive to how and when each one is best used.