Eva LewarneBorn and raised in Poland and living presently in Canada a graduate of OCAD, I have always painted.In the last couple of years, I have received a Medal from France in a Painting Festival in Avignon. (Grand Prix). Not my first there. Some of my work was stolen from the Grand Palais in Paris, before that. I paint energetically and intuitively, to avoid thinking until a piece feels finished. Then I look to see what is there, as surprised as anyone else.Light can only be seen when viewed against a background of darkness.Art is a voice of humanity, helping to transcend the obvious. Visuals can reach human souls and make them open to the compassion and beauty of living. An open soul is caring for others whom they recognize to be the same as themselves.Rumi: