Time and experience have enabled me to develop and grow, as well as to generate new ideas and inner thoughts. My personal growth was, and still is, a journey through time and space, where I try endlessly to stretch the limits of my possibilities; I hope that my creative works reflect this effort. Through my paintings I have tried to interpret the different facets of life that have made me who I am.

Despite the many difficulties encountered during my early years, I've managed to retain a sense of dignity and self-esteem. Expression through colours, textures and forms has helped me to extricate from the convoluted web which makes up my personality, those confusing thoughts of mine. Even today I still see myself as a grown up child, wholly excited at the opportunities to put onto canvas the limitless number of ideas that flow in my mind continually.

I like to paint people, cultures and nature because they are never static. My concern towards the diversity within the environment and cultures is probably due to the fear that one day all of that will be gone forever. I am curious about behaviour and personality and my paintings are largely influenced by the colours and the issues around them. In fact, I like to express them using natural colours and textures and find a mixture of grass and mud far more exciting than a 'pretty' synthetic object.

I enjoy very much walking on country footpaths to observe the mysteries of what is living there, to observe the richness of the textures, the trees and all the plants, and to try to give a meaning to the complexity of nature in general. In my paintings I've tried to incorporate these mysteries, this richness and this complexity e I hope to have done a good job.

My philosophy? First of all it's important for me to know myself in order to be able to know what impact my actions have on myself and on the world outside. I think that 'cause and effect' is at the very base of this thought. I, and nobody else, am responsible for my actions and for the consequences these may have. My paintings help me explore myself, allowing me the freedom to make mistakes and to learn from them.

There's so much that I can learn from others that I couldn't possibly be able to learn by myself. I've gained much of my knowledge and experience from others. Mine is a never ending inner battle against my own prejudices, the fear of the unknown. My wish is to learn and to understand.

My paintings mirror this anxiety. I would like to leave something concrete about myself on this world so that I can say that I too have lived here.