When I was 5, I loved to draw with chalk on the asphalt in front of our house, sometimes drawing the whole street. I painted my big childhood dreams without inhibitions and just because I liked it. WITHOUT PREJUDICES. When we were little, we did a lot of things without preconceptions, spontaneously and regardless of the result. We sang, recited, danced or painted.. And who among us sings spontaneously today? 

When I was 10, I won every art competition at our school, all the doves of peace and red scarves, lilacs and just all those kinds of socialistic themes.. I STILL LOVED PAINTING, BUT THE THEMES WERE NOT MINE. 

When I was 14, I wanted to go to an art high school, but my parents wanted a different school. So in the evenings, instead of studying, DESPITE MY PARENTS, I colored all the walls of my room. ECONOMICS were not my thing and I never became an accountant.

When I was 20, I found the 1st private oil painting school in Prague and started going regularly to the art studio of Czech well-known artist Věra Šteflová. I knew I love to paint, but I was also questioning myself if I was any good and I was comparing myself to other artists or students. Since then, I have painted with prejudices and comparisons, usually just for myself when I needed to clear my head or as gifts for my friends and family.  

When I was 22, I sold my first painting in Germany. I still remember feeling a little sad when I saw my painting leave our apartment:-) This 2x2m painting full of flowers was not for sale, but my friend just really wanted it :-) The same friend helped me find the premises and I could display my paintings in the windows of one shop on the main shopping street in Stuttgart, but I still didn't believe in myself. I was painting with oil then.

Only when I was 40 and my son was 3 years old, I started EXPERIMENTAL painting classes for the youngest children.  At this age, children do not yet know how to paint, but they can immediately express themselves artistically.  AND IT TOOK ME BACK TO THE BEGINNING - to my childhood.  ARTISTIC EXPRESSION CAN BE VERY SIMPLE and FROM THIS MOMENT I DEVOTED TO EXPERIMENTAL PAINTING TECHNIQUES. 

I HAD TO GO THROUGH THIS LIFE JOURNEY SO THAT I COULD PAINT WITHOUT PREJUDICE AGAIN.