Petko Stefanov

I’m a British-Bulgarian artist living in London.
I was just 7-years old when my parents started renovating our home. When they removed the old wallpaper there was a drawing of my father on the wall. It showed a man on a motorcycle and was very colourful. I found out that my father drew this when they were dating. (He is exceptionally good at drawing, but never took the time to publicise his work). I was shocked at just how big the drawing was – something like 3 x 2m! This wonderful picture made a deep impression on my memory and going forward, I have always tried to
recreate it in my own work.

At school, I always drew in my notebooks – predominantly motorbikes, cars, and trucks as I just love vehicles. As a child, I took part in a lot of art competitions and won first place many times.

When I was older, I attended a professional school of transport and traffic management. There I learnt how to drive and fix cars and trucks. With this technical knowledge at my fingertips, I continued drawing in my notebook and on my computer.

After school, I found myself serving nine months of mandatory service in the army. I became a mechanic-driver again, but this time working with 10-ton tanks! Sometimes when we were training I used...