Modern Aphrodite with a Pelican Painting

Renata Drygas deals with painting, computer graphics, photography and drawing with equal success, as well as interior design and arrangement. Her work is thematically diverse, but for years she has been inspired by nature and the fantastic, magical and mysterious world. The artist remains faithful to realism in the way she presents her visions. Her paintings and graphics are in the resources of art collectors in Poland, Russia, Austria, Germany, Italy, the United States and Australia. "I am deeply convinced that the images we come into contact with, through artistic means: color, form, have a real impact on our emotions and imagination, sometimes even on our inner transformation, on our perception of other people or the environment in which we live. They can also be an answer to questions bothering us or an impulse for some actions or searches. For the creator of paintings, it is a kind of responsibility to lead his recipients through art to something good, edifying and valuable. Through my works, I try to stimulate the viewer to reflect, intrigue him, move him into a magical, mysterious world - the World of Imagination, the World of Dreams, and thus move some of his inner strings in him so that it produces a positive sound for the world (the real world, the "here and now"). It is definitely not an easy challenge. Oil painting is my favorite technique of expression and I use it most often. It is also a technique that constantly reveals new possibilities for me, and the secrets of which can be constantly explored, making the creation process a continuous journey, discovery, learning and fun, which makes it even more interesting. Photography is also an image. What captivates me most about it is the possibility of observing the life and anatomy of tiny creatures (macrophotography), but also the opportunity to capture fleeting moments in reportage photography or emotions in portrait photography. I also like to capture the beauty of landscapes and nature. The possibility of creating, implementing new ideas, expressing myself through art, be it through painting, graphics, drawing or through photography, or through interior design, is invaluable to me. I have always been accompanied by the desire to create something new, since I was a child I never parted with paints and crayons. For me, the very process of creation is like air, without which it is impossible to live.