About Karla
Painting came into my life several years ago. I taught myself, with a little guidance from a painter friend, and gradually discovered the joy of creating through experimenting.
After a long break, my return to it came about unexpectedly.
While buying paintings to decorate my home, I thought: why not create my own?
And so I went back to canvases, paints and materials.
Abstract art is my favourite way of expressing myself. I don’t start with a set idea. I let the colours, shapes and textures lead me. When I paint, I switch off completely from the world around me.
Sometimes I end the day feeling that something is still missing. The next day, I go back to the canvas and keep going until I feel the work is finished.
I believe art has no single interpretation. Everyone sees something different in a painting, finds their own emotions in it and discovers meanings that others might not.
Simply creating my own paintings already gives me great satisfaction. Knowing that someone connects with one of my works so much that they want to take it home would be a very special reward.
I create freely. Everyone is free to find their own story in what I paint.
Karla — self-taught artist
