My name is Jordanka Yaretz. I was born and raised in Bulgaria and came to Canada in 1970. I was interested in the arts ever since I was a little girl. I used to visit the only Gallery in my home town Burgas and wished that I could paint like those great artists.

When I came to Canada , along with raising a family, 1 son with Cerebral Palsy , and 1 daughter , I tought myself to paint. First I copied every picture from the " How to paint " books and later from National Geographic and other Magazines.. I tried all kinds of mediums, PASTELS, OILS, COLORED PENCILS , WATERCOLORS AND ACRYLICS. Now I use only ACRYLICS. I painted flowers, animals and mostly portraits in a realist style.

I took evening courses to help me learn more about color, perspective and composition.

I always wanted to do a series of paintings of my childhood memories in a very simple way. To be able to tell a story through my paintings.