About Me

I am a self-thought artist, born in a small village of Romania, and currently living in the city of Patras, Greece. Also, I spend quite a lot of time in a small village, Kampi, in Zakynthos Island (Ionian Sea). As a child, I only remember one of my drawings from kindergarten, which was posted on a wall as “the best of the class” for more than one month. Growing, I was more attracted by mathematics and physics than by arts. After getting my degree in physics, at the age of 25 I started to feel that I was missing something - a way to express the emotion and excitement I feel for small things of everyday life, such as the sea colors or the beauty of a bloom.

Photography was my first stop, but soon I discovered the endless and sometimes unpredictable ways offered by watercolor painting to share my feeling, visions and impressions. Everything starts with my enthusiasm for a new place waiting to be discovered, for the bright colors of a flower, for an interesting pattern in nature, or for the sunshine that makes simple things glow. When outdoors, most of the times I do a fast drawing on location and take a few reference pictures which help me evoke the same feelings in the studio, and further push colors and composition. I feel most happy when I pass this enthusiasm through my paintings.

If you would like to find out more about my WaterColor Journey, visit my blog at otiliakocsis.blogspot.gr, but keep in mind that I have started the blog recently. I would be very happy to receive your comments and thoughts about my paintings.