Gosia Tojza
My art journey begins in Poland, where as a young girl I was observing my grandfather and later my brother paint oil paintings. In my teen years I didn't know much about art , it was my brothers expertise. My brother was a charismatic and beautiful person who inspires me till this day, he died at age of 21. He was a gift to me that was short lived but how intense. I was not expected to paint or have talents, I was supposed to be the sister. Looking back and reflecting on those years I am reminded that, those early years were my final preparation for my outburst of creativity. Through sorrow and years of healing, I have decided to pick up a pallet knife that I have found after my brother had died.
In my teen years I was observing the artist at work. I was making tea for my brother while he painted, then I would sit in a corner and watched him paint. On occasion he would ask me to pose my foot or my hand, I was immensely proud and felt very privileged. that it was my hand, which ended up on his paintings. Once in a while when he left the room I picked up his brush and made a stroke in a way that he wouldn't notice. Sometimes I asked if I could try to make a mark on the canvas, and he wold let me, This arrangement went on for few years until he died of illness. And, my life seized, my soul went into silence, and all the noises of the world stopped. Few years went by, when I had family of my own, I was visiting my parents house, going through their storage, and I found my brothers pallet knife, Many thoughts went through my head. What if I paint something special for my friend Ann. I met Ann in a hospital where I was a nurse, and I was taking care of her mother, she found out that I wrote a book and after reading it she has contacted me after three years. It was a moment of synchronicity and blessing, We became friends, Ann encouraged me to paint and after that I took intense art classes for about four years. I learned the fundamentals and techniques and eventually, I developed my own way of painting. Today no silence will stop me from painting, I have a lot to say, through beauty and small things in life. I translate the language of soul into colors and shapes. I appreciate the process and how meaningful it can be because I have watched it my whole life. The fragile soul in each of us can be found in the form, the colors, the shapes and strokes, this is why some paintings speak to us more then others. I am inspired by mysteries of nature, that sometimes are being taken for granted. And when I paint, I feel as if though I am close to some kind of mystery. With great pleasure I would like to invite you to my world of art, made with love and passion. Sincerely Gosia Tojza |
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