The German term 'ich mache mir ein Bild von Dir' loosely translates into English as 'I'm making myself a picture of you', signifying' I'm trying to find out who you are'. Creating a portrait is a very interesting process in which much information is being intuited by the artist about the person to be painted. She will attempt to capture the spirit of her subject and bring in subtleties that go much beyond creating a mere likeness. Multiple artists may portray the same person and yet produce dramatically different reslults. We all see the world through an individualy adjusted set of senses. No two people will ever see nor experience color and form exactly alike. It is the artist's personal impression, dynamic with the subject as well as her own outlook on life that will taint her unique view of the person as seen through her eyes.
My early work was very much inspired by my interest in the infinite variations of the human face and how much it reflects our life's experiences. So portraiture became my first main subject matter.