#9 | Bernadett Timko — Finding Inspiration in Our Environments
<p>Born in Hungary and now based in a small town in northeast Wales, Bernadett Timko’s work is often inspired by the sceneries of her everyday surroundings. Working primarily with oil paints on wood or linen, Timko gracefully captures a wide range of objects and a variety of subjects with an eclectic but muted colour palette. She joins <em>smART Magazine</em> to discuss how she arrives at choosing her subjects, how the mood of her surroundings are reflected in her pieces, and a piece of insightful advice for emerging artists looking to disseminate their work to a larger audience.</p>
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<p>Bernadett Timko</p>
<p><strong>sM | How does your surrounding environment — landscape, architecture, nature, friendships, music — influence the mood and aesthetic of your paintings?</strong></p>
<p><strong>BT ── </strong>All those things have an influence on my work but my home environment is my main source of inspiration. It has the biggest influence on how I feel and what I paint, as it’s a safe space to process things and make sense of the world, if that’s possible at all. It all comes from being present and noticing the little things in me and around me. Whatever I see that resonates with me in the moment and feels true to me, I paint it. The mood and aesthetic of my paintings are a simple reflection of how I see things: the colours I am drawn to in general, the unpolished imperfections, things that are simple and often overlooked but they bring joy into the mundane.</p>
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