The injury that turned out to be my blessing

My life was great. I just began painting with oil colors and felt great about it, and my girlfriend and I got back together and walked around with that stupid ‘Lovy Dovy’ expression. But then bad luck struck.I had a ski accident and ended up with a severe knee injury. I was grounded for 3 …

The cactus that unlocked my subconscious

In 1994, long before I’ve realized I’m an artist, I went on my “after the army trip” to South America. After 6 months of wild adventures in Brazil, Argentina, Chile & Peru, I arrived at Vilcabamba, a small village in south Ecuador and went out to the mountains, to swallow a ‘cactus drink’ called San …