Karina Irma Andersson I worked as a nurse for 40 years in various specialties. Always loved colors and design. Our home has been refurbished countless times. Understand now that I \"painted\" in the imagination when I moved around furniture, pillows, plants, etc. For 12 years I have been painting or sketching almost daily. I have been on several courses for Swedish artists and evening courses on art school in my hometown. Teachers in primary school who also worked as artists have inspired. I constantly paint in the imagination, music and lyrics give me ideas for paintings. For me it's tough when a painting is good in the beginning because then my fear will ruin the image, better to work from the other direction, then it can flow freely. Want to get away from the feeling of trying to be good. All of a sudden I can feel that the painting is finished it can take a day or several years. Sometimes it is not finished at all. I also want to convey my feeling in the picture with titles that would like to be long. The title comes when I am happy with the picture or when I suddenly see what the picture is about. The Japanese philosophy IKIGAI = the purpose of life = what makes me get up in the morning = that is what painting has become for me.