I love life and I love people. I see beauty in them as I see beauty in all things created by man. I see the streets he paved, buildings he erected, churches where he prays, bridges he crosses, castles and boats, farms and cars, and I see the nature which patiently allows him to change it. I also see the beauty in our mysterious and often childlike dreams and desires. All of this I am trying to capture in my work. This way I retain the essence of experience making it unforgettable and comprehensible. This I call art. I offer this to you allowing to enter my inner life. What you see is not a reality, it is my emotional reaction to it which you may or may not share. Only you can tell if I succeeded.
I came to Canada as a political refugee following the USSR invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968. The freedom of my new found homeland allowed me to continue my work as a cardiologist and an artist. There was not much spare time in my profession; however, drawing and painting gave me a needed emotional release. Eventually, I managed to get two books of paintings and drawings published. The first book of drawings from 1990 is entitled "The World Around Me" and the second book is a collection of paintings, published in 2000, entitled "Colors For You" and is dedicated to my wife Judy. My art work is mostly donated however, the paintings I exhibited privately and commercially met positive response from public and fellow artists. This gives me courage to go on. I welcome you to my soul.
