Nerius Vaitkus: I was born in 1966 in Kaunas, where I currently live and work. In 1990, I graduated from the Faculty of Arts at Šiauliai University, where I studied painting, stained glass, and other subjects. My thesis project was in stained glass. After graduating, I worked in stained glass workshops for several years, then moved on to other fields. However, after a fairly long hiatus (about 27 years), I returned to painting in 2017. I have been a member of the Kaunas branch of the Lithuanian Artists’ Association (LDS) since 2023. Since returning to the arts, I have had 12 solo exhibitions and participated in 12 group exhibitions. Looking back on the path I have traveled, it seems that each canvas had its own time and space. Because of this, they pulsate with various colors and create the painting’s narrative through different illuminations. With spontaneous, abstract brushstrokes of richly vivid colors, minimal figuration, form, texture, and proportion, I create a unique world. Through color reflections and minimal points of reality, I am still searching for a unique form of expression and my own individual visual language that leads to a deeper understanding of myself.