Stefan Popescu

“I paint because I have finally reached the things I want to say.”

I discovered painting too late to take it lightly. I am a self-taught painter and an engineer by profession. I came to painting out of a need to understand and to construct the image. I trained myself, though not without guidance: I studied, sought out teachers, and experimented continuously.

At 63, I no longer paint to prove that I can become a painter. I paint because I have finally reached the things I want to say. Some things don't need to be started early to become essential.

My painting is about fragility, tension, the marks of time, and the way a person tries to stay whole when life cracks them open.