when i paint i draw from the imaginary. i travel beyond logic and knowledge and create worlds that are beneath the oceans and above them, on solid ground and in the air, in the universe. just like the leaves in the wind or in the air, in the water or above it. i see the world as a leaf. i become a leaf, a branch, a tree. i see the world as they see it, i see what they see in men and, especially, the men that love them. over time i have developed a special bond with nature. i love her deeply and, in turn, she helps me paint, 