This very area of the country awakened my fascination with trees, their lines and the ground beneath.
The first children's drawings began to appear, which my grandparents proudly displayed in the wine cellars.
At the university, I studied mental health, psychiatry and drug counselling leading to an urgency for self-expression through the medium of painting.
Spending my life in one place was painfully unimaginable to me. I was longing to explore the world.
In 2014 I moved to London. This move opened up so many doors to the world of art and set my artistic heart on fire. With this new found inspiration I started pouring myself onto blank canvases. Suddenly my first customer appeared and the first painting was sold to Australia.
In June 2016 my art found its way onto the cover of a London magazine, including a full article about me and my work. This was a truly inspirational moment. The motivation to paint was stronger every day, although by then I didn’t believe that I would one day be able to make a living from painting. That summer I packed my bags and decided to travel around Europe in search of further inspiration and adventure.
In October 2017 I embarked on my first journey to South Africa, Namibia, and Mozambique. For more than five years I had an extraordinary opportunity to explore the country from one end to the other. The views that these countries offered me, amazed me to such an extent that I began to include them in my paintings.
All those places took my breath away and I exhaled them onto blank canvases.
While in South Africa I was presenting my first paintings to galleries, had my first big exhibition in Cape Town and for years I waited patiently for the blessing of selling my paintings worldwide.
What do others say about my work?
"...Great use of colour and a wonderful lightness of being..."
Peter Thorpe, vinař, itchyolog a milovník umění (South Africa)
"Those colors! Such energy and expression of nature. It is a combination that's got an incredible power."
Mirka Hájková (Czech Republic)
"...Her work is fresh and esthetically satisfying. Her use of colour is strong and supports the composition very well. She understands trees which usually is technically challenging. Her combination of abstract and realism is the core of the work..."
Vernon Swart, artist (South Africa)
„I have seen few artists who understand the emotions of nature as Radka Bartosikova does. Her raw, yet simultaneously delicate paintings talk of the eternal dialogue between trees and earth.“
Desirée Windfuhr, art lover (Namibia)
„Deep and symbolic. Each painting offers strong emotions and their connection creates stories, stories with a personal and individual meaning to each person. That’s why it’s difficult to get only one of her works.“
Barbora Greinerová, art lover (Czech Republic)
"Radka is an extremely talented young artist, her amazing work has become an inseparable part of our home. Thanks to Radka's painting, we managed to connect the „outside“ with the interiour.“
Zuzana Hasan (United Kingdom)
"I have admired Radka's work for a while - her use of texture and earthy colours really brings her paintings to life and draws me into the landscapes. I absolutely love my painting and often drift off for a few minutes while looking at it!"
Lindi Kamstra-Simms, art lover and jewelry maker (South Africa)
"I bought my first painting to decorate my very first flat I lived in. But there is something so special to her work, that seduces you to get more and more. Today my 6 paintings decorate walls of my house and form the soul of our home."
Aneta Frejková, official worker (Czech Republic)
Barbora Greinerová, milovnice umění (Česká republika)
Photogallery
Documentation of my exhibitions, painting sessions, or simply wandering the world
