Spring inspiration

Spring is one of the most beautiful time of the year. I’m really grateful that I live in such a beautiful place. near the river and forest. The birds are singing, butterflies are flying and there’s so much greenery surrounding me.

Each year I love to take a lot of photos to capture this beauty and use it as an inspiration for my art.

There’s a big and old apple tree in the garden that blooms beautifully each year. The blooming is only for the short period but it’s truly a magical.

Like I already mentioned, there is a forest few minutes away from my house. I love to go for a walk in the forest. The road leads to a little bridge with a beautiful view. It’s so peaceful there. When I’m having a creative block, I go there to be inspired.

You probably might have noticed that I often use Lilac colors in my work. There is a purple-ish Lilacs in my garden. They bloom only for about 2 weeks. They have amazing sweet fragrance. When I sit on the balcony, the breeze is filled with its fragrance.

Besides Lilacs there are various flowers in the garden. Some of it I plant each year and some of them are permanent flowers that have been in the garden for a long time.

I’m a huge fan of Petunias. There are beautiful pink petunias on the balcony.

Lilac inspiration

Spring is such a beautiful time of the year because of its blossoms and flowers. My favorite among them is the Lilac. The fragrance of Lilac is heavenly and brings back lovely memories from my childhood.

Each year I take time to sit on the balcony and admire the beauty. There are many different shades of Lilacs on my neighborhood so I don’t have to look far for inspiration.

I thought I’d share some photos with you.

Do you have Lilacs where you live? Which color is your favorite?

Colors of Summer

It’s the last day of June and I thought I’d share some of the photos that I took in my garden.
I love the month of June because so many flowers and bushes begin to bloom in the garden.

Each year I take time to notice and enjoy the beauty around me.
All of the paintings that I worked on this month were inspired by flowers and trees in my garden.

I’m so grateful that there is so much beauty around me.

Each morning when I wake up and go to the balcony, I’m greeted with the bird singing and beautiful views.

I hope you had amazing month and that you were able to experience a little bit of Summer magic.

Travel vlog- lake Valgejärv hiking trail

Earlier this month I visited a lake Valgejärv hiking trail with my friends. It’s located in the western part of Saue municipality in Estonia.

I’m so happy that I got to visit this magical place. I’ts been a hot minute since I got to explore new places due to the lockdown. Fortunately the situation has been getting better in Estonia and one of my goals for this summer is to visit as many new places as possible.

There’s something about visiting new places that brings out the explorer in me.

I felt so inspired after spending time in this magical place.

There were many information boards which pointed out different types of forests in the area and birds that live there.

The view from that tower was so beautiful. I ‘m actually afraid of heights but I always try to overcome it so that I wouldn’t miss the beautiful views.

I’m already looking forward to visiting more places and seeing how it influences my paintings.

Stay tuned.

Inspiration

I get asked a lot about what inspires my work.

I’ve always been a huge lover of nature. When I was a little child I spent a lot of time in the woods with my friends, exploring, climbing the trees, playing and admiring the beauty of all the plants and flowers. It was so much fun.

Fast forward 20 something years later I often times use all these amazing memories as an inspiration for my abstract paintings.
I’m really grateful that I get to live near the forest and river. Summers are filled with a lot of birds singing and amazing aromas from flowers. All these things play a huge part in my creative process. They inspire me and often times get me in the right mood to paint.

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“In every walk in with nature one receives far more than he seeks.”

— John Muir

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I love gardening. It’s in my blood. It makes me happy and helped me a lot when I had depression. It gives me a connection to nature and just embrace it. I get to plant and take care of beautiful flowers and plants. These gorgeous flowers have inspired my abstract paintings.

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I love spending time at the beach. There’s something very calming about watching the waves come in and out. When I’m at the beach, I feel like time stops. I always leave the beach feeling inspired and fulfilled. You might have seen some of the paintings that were inspired by sea. They had beautiful blues in it.

My work is also inspired by music. It has always been a huge part of my life. I love to sing and play the piano. I often times get inspired when I sing or play something. I love to listen to happy and uplifting music when I paint. I have noticed that violin music does miracles for me. Especially Lindsey Stirling’s music. She has some really good songs. I sometimes take emotions from songs and transfer them into my paintings.

Besides music I get inspired by dreams. I have vivid dreams and often times these are very magical and I use them in my abstract paintings.

I believe inspiration is everywhere around us. We just have to be present and find it.

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How I became an artist

One of the main thing people ask me is how I became an artist.

It all started when I was a little child. I used to draw and paint a lot. I was very passionate about different subjects and I spent my days creating and playing.

Since I was so passionate about art, my mom signed me up to some art classes. These art classes were the highlights of each week. I always looked forward to attending them. The teacher had always planned some exciting new projects for us to do.

As I grew older, I didn’t draw and paint as much as I did before. I was very busy with my schoolwork and I spent most of my free time with my friends. I wasn’t an A student so I had to take a private teacher to pass the exams.

After I graduated high school I didn’t know what I wanted to do with my life or who I wanted to become. Most of my classmates had everything figured out by then and had picked out an university. I decided to take some time off. I took a job as a waitress in a small cafe and worked there for about a year. After that I worked in the Sport shop. I loved the job but I wanted more. During this time it got pretty clear to me that I want to study something and get a good job.

I did my research and checked out all the universities. Finally I decided to study business and marketing.

First year everything was great and I was very happy with my choice. There were many interesting subjects and I felt like marketing was something I will be passionate about for the rest of my life.

By the end of the second year the stress had taken the toll on me. There were a lot of assignments that I had to do and I also had to find a position at the company to do my practice. The pressure was too much. I didn’t want to disappoint my parents and my health was starting to give me signs to take a break.

I remember it so clearly like it was yesterday. I was sitting in a big auditorium with my classmates. The teacher was talking and suddenly I felt sick in my stomach. My heart started to race and the only thought I had was: I have to get out of this auditorium. I ran to the bathroom. I thought I had a stomach flu.

When the same thing happened to me the second time I started to think there was something very wrong with me. I went to see the doctor and they told me that I have an anxiety.

I saw many different psychiatrists and psychologists. I was prescribed antidepressants and fell into depression.

I had to take an academic vacation from the university.

Suddenly I had so much free time. Time to think about life and everything.

One day I came across a horse drawing on Facebook and I was immediately intrigued. I decided to try and draw a horse.

It might now have been as good as I expected, but for a good moment I managed to get my mind off from my anxious thoughts and I felt like I was onto something. I felt so inspired and started to draw and paint daily.

I soon went to the art supply store and bought many canvases, paints and pencils. I explored many mediums and different subjects. I felt like there was joy and excitement in my life again.

At one point I realized that this is what I want to do for the rest of my life. Back then this seemed like an unrealistic idea but I had this feeling that I would figure it out.

Fast forward 9 years later I’m painting abstract and I’m so grateful that I decided to take a risk and dive into the unknown.

It’s been a beautiful journey of exploration. Exploration of art and exploration of myself.

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