Infected by Art Book - Volume 9

Hey! My name is Marta and I am a Polish traditional artist living in Spain.

Growing up in the Slavic countryside surrounded by animals and green fields of grass ingrained in me a deep love for the natural world and folklore. Especially realms of forest often appear in my creations both visual and written.

During the years of atelier-style education focused mostly on strict classical approaches, my heart was divided between fine art and fantasy illustration. In my personal works, I aim to build bridges between them - using the foundations that I’ve learned and my love for storytelling to create my magical worlds and characters.

I’m working mostly in graphite at the moment. It’s range of subtle shades allows me to convey this dreamlike, almost ethereal atmosphere which I love. I wish to leave the viewers with the lingering sense of wonder and ingrain a spark of magic in their hearts  Since I work in a rather low key scheme, people who describe my works often use words like “soft”, “delicate”, “velvety”. It seems that softness became my trademark.