My love for painting is one of those things that stops the time. Of course there are my love for knowledge, my love for science, my love for nature, children and dogs... but painting takes me in a very special space, filled with joy, light and colour, where everything is right.

The sea, the sunsets, the flowers, the trees, the forest, the mystery, the beauty, the tenderness, the kindness... these are a few of my favourite things...

For me, art is the difference between chaos and meaning. By painting, I find the meaning in the meaningless and all the beauty around me. Computer-generated art or even great reproductions and photography cannot reach a heart in the same way an original painting does. What is missing? The ineffable energy of the human touch, the spirit, the originality and passion? I paint with love - the creativity, the sensitivity, the time it takes for the image to form in my mind, the sudden inspiration, the frenetic finishing, the grace, my soul - all is there, on the canvas.

Some of my paintings are now exposed at the Faculty Club, University of Toronto, 41 Willcocks Avenue, Toronto.

Enjoy ! 

Larissa