All of us we are different. But it's ecstatic when different humans are connected with same values, beliefs, feelings and thoughts. When different humans are connected with same visions. And it's even more uplifting when all of the above are circled with truth and kindness.

That's what I call aesthetics. That's why i feel more fulfilled when i meet such humans.

That's what I felt with Joanna Burtenshaw. Joanna is an artist and illustrator from the UK, that lives in Athens, with a background in architecture. What attracted me at Joanna's paintings was the serene, clean and vibrant outcome. The clarity and the non directed balanced combinations between the colours, the schemes and the textures.

Joanna's clarity is all over the place. Throughout her entity, her mind and her soul. Joanna's clarity softens your heart, rejuvenates your spirit, stimulates your senses.

Meet Joanna while she is answering, in a recorded format, my 6 questions.

1. Twelve Winks: The combination of the colors, as well as the final outcome of your paintings give a feeling of elegance and calmness. Do you think that this look & feel of your paintings has interconnection with your character and your main personal characteristics?

Joanna Burtenshaw:

2. Twelve Winks: What is the motivation behind your abstract paintings? How your mind and your feelings guide you till the final result?

Joanna Burtenshaw:

3. Twelve Winks: Can you remember if your decision to become an artist is connected with your interests as a little child? If it is, what other elements you think helped you to follow this direction. Your environment? Your confidence? Your Self appreciation? Your freedom to follow your feelings?

Joanna Burtenshaw:

4. Twelve Winks: Would you like to share with us an intense feeling that was your "muse" for one or more of your paintings?

Joanna Burtenshaw:

5. Twelve Winks: Do you paint in any feeling or only when you are in a good mood? What was the longest time period it took you until you begin your next painting?