Welcome to my creative world

Growing up in Northern-East Poland, art was always a part of my life. Since I was a child, sketching and creating was my favourite thing to do, I took my pencils and paper whenever I went.

I moved to the UK in 2012 never considering art as my future career. I was unsure what I wanted to do, working different jobs, learning the language, and raising my two sons.

I graduated from art school as a weaver and tapestry technician back in Poland (college equivalent, where I learned basics about using colours and composition, bit of photography and design and other forms of creative expression. Yet, painting never quite clicked for me, I was continuously skipping classes where we had to use paints. It wasn’t until the lockdown of 2020 when I discovered watercolours, seeking a medium that would allow me to get back to work whenever I wanted.
Watercolours offered me flexibility I needed at the time. I used to work with acrylic or oils when I was painting, but too short or too long drying time made me discouraged every time I started painting process. I got bored quickly and hardly ever finish any of the pieces I have started. Watching watercolour YouTube tutorials and joining few Facebook groups, I practiced my skills, eventually developing my own style that combines watercolours with wax-based coloured pencils. This combination allows me to paint details and textures adding crisp edges to my watercolor compositions.

From beginner I grew to becoming supporting mentor on few groups I joined back in 2020. I was painting mostly portraits, flowers, and animals but I quickly run off inspiring photographs I could use, and I felt an urge to develop something that feels unique to me.

My journey took an unexpected turn when I rediscovered still life, a subject that had been a pure nightmare for me during my school days. There was something captivating about objects composition set on a table, I decided to redefine traditional composition a bit. I found a photo of coffee and some biscuits on the table taken exactly from above and that was it! My first painting is a set of few different photos put together creating Christmas table that took me over a month to complete.

Since then, I started taking my own photos setting my own tables to paint them. Bowls of fruits, vegetables, cakes – experimenting with different lighting made my artistic journey pure fun. Every day for me is an opportunity for creativity, whether through painting or “being creative” in many different ways.

My work has been exhibited at the Mall Galleries in London, and since 2024 I take part in the Summer Exbibition at Portsmouth Cathedral.

In 2024 I was awarded 2nd place for in the Still Life & Botanical category by SAA.

I am a proud committee member of Portsmouth and Hamspire Art Society.