My first drawings were created in primary school, more like sketches rather than finished paintings. Their main motive was people, more specifically women. 16 years have passed since I made my first drawing, and it is still in my portfolio with all the other artworks. I have a great fondness for this drawing.
I always liked this form of expression – the drawings show the actual work and commitment of the author … but I wasn’t always faithful to it. After the first attempts at drawing, I had a long break – I didn’t feel the urge to sit and draw, maybe because the results of my work did not give me satisfaction, and I am the type of a person who either does something well or does not do it at all.
In my graduation class, I made the decision to combine professional work with my passion; studying Architecture and Urban Planning seemed to be a perfect choice to achieve my goal. Drawing, that I did not know much about, was one of the exams I had to take and pass. I could not afford any courses to improve my skills so decided to practice on my own. I spent hours and hours drawing and my first attempts of architectural drawing, trying to apply a real perspective were hard but with every move of a pencil I was improving and with time I started to notice my own mistakes. I kept practicing.
Unfortunately, I failed the exam and as alternative I started studying Geodesy and Cartography. That one unsuccessful exam had a big impact on my confidence that I could draw. I was convinced that I was not able to create even the simplest sketch anymore. It took me 4 years to get back to my passion.
I am focused on improving my skills, drawing after drawing I am getting better, feeling a lot more confident but there is still a lot of free space in my files and a lot of ideas in my head. Each drawing is a release of accumulated emotions, at the time of drawing my mind is 100% focused on what I do. People are my inspiration and motivation. I mainly draw portraits … mostly women. There is a lot of emotion and strength in women. And this is what I try to show in my drawings. Actually, I am looking for photos that I later reproduce on paper. Most often, I choose those in which there is a secret, at which we wonder who this person is and what their story might be. Due to their more delicate beauty, women are able to express more emotions with their faces. It is amazing that the representatives of the seemingly weaker sex have enormous power that they are often unaware of. I am fascinated by the essence of details – each line in the drawing has an impact on the effect and message of the finished work.
I turn the fact that I did not graduate from drawing schools into an asset. It allows more freedom for experimenting, for a kind of nonchalance. I am driven by intuition, which makes each drawing different – different line, different shading … depending on what I want to convey at the moment.
Now I am 27 years old and I am doing my PhD studies in Geodesy and Cartography. I discovered my second passion – researching the real estate market and its processes. Work that is closer to science than art, combined with drawing allows me to be fully fulfilled. Science keeps me in check of reality and my passion for drawing keeps my sensitivity on highest level.
