Everything started on Zlatibor mountain, one misty day, on my walk to lake..Pines in mist..I felt like someone put a spell on me..
I took photos, many of them that morning..It was like me and trees only, like entering into myself, some forgotten part of soul, like pagan woman is reaching me from inside..

When I came home, took papers and started painting watercolors, trying to call back all those feelings that overwhelmed me in front of pines..
And after seven years I am still painting trees..

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Primavera - 50x70cm
watercolor and ink drawing

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First serious cycle of painting was made in 2014, called Return.. At that moment while I was paintings, I was also reading a lot about trees, human connection with them, religion connection, especially in part of world I live..
And it was not so pleasant confirming to myself what I already knew somewhere..we have abandoned nature and trees, and at the same moment we have abandoned ourselves..and here is why I think that -

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When I was 20 years old I came from small town at Adriatic, to live in big city, far away from nature...You see, I think people in nature have better connection with themselves, they talk and hear themselves, in city noise and rush there is no place and no time...not the way you have it in nature..

Now I know I had privilege being raised so close to nature, sea, forests..

Thick forest
watercolor and ink drawing

Now from time to time, I go to city park, sit under my favorite huge white Sycamore trees, who are also very often my ''models'' and just look up into their magical crowns and white skin.

Sycamore crowns
watercolor