About Me

I am Roxana Stan. I am a Romanian-Dutch mix, who loves to express beauty through painting.

About Me

I am Roxana Stan. I am a Romanian-Dutch mix, who loves to express beauty through painting.

About Me

I am Roxana Stan. I am a Romanian-Dutch mix, who loves to express beauty through painting.

I was born and raised in Bucharest. I was a shy kid who liked to keep to herself, with a great love for drawing, which quickly became my favorite subject at school. But because of the hardships I had to deal with in my early life I had to give up on my passion.

Later in high school, I had started studying technical drawing and I wanted to start my studies at an architecture school, but I did not manage to earn a place to that University after trying for 3 years in a row, in the communist era. I even worked in accounting to be able to pay for my private tutoring lessons for architecture.

Then, in 1990, I came to Amsterdam for a short vacation which transformed into a new found love for the city which I now call ‘home’.

But … I continued my career in accounting and did several studies in this regard. I forgot my dream.

Life went on. Married, children and not enough time for myself. I had even forgotten the love I had for painting.
I was completely lost. I wondered what my life will look like from now on?!
I was in total chaos. I had lost my soul, I didn’t know who I was.
And suddenly out of all the fuss, the pandemic puts a brake on us. It must have been the more time everyone had at home that brought me to my re-found passion. I needed it so much!

I started drawing with my little girl, just for fun. But … the flame ignited again.

Now I’m three years away and I know what I like to do, what I want to do, what my passion is.
I never understood what passion is. How can you have a passion? Now it flows through my veins, it is in every cell of my body. But passion is the fire that keeps me going. I’m so proud that I can finally let the world see what I’m doing. And that meant a lot: to be proud of yourself and your work for the first time in your life!

My first exhibition is called “Naked!” and took place on September 3, 2021 in Amsterdam and September 30, 2021 in Bucharest.

Vulnerability, sensitivity, sensuality, femininity are themes I was heavily inspired by when creating the pieces and are the main component of the these paintings. I finally dare to be “naked”.

Drawing and painting, my own creations or custom made, that’s what I’ll do from now on! Pure magic!

Exhibitions

Next exhibition:

There are currently no new exhibitions scheduled

Previous exhibitions:

03/07/22 • Bucharest, Palace Noblesse

21/06/22 • Amsterdam, Café Onder de Ooievaar

30/09/21 • Bucharest, Palace Noblesse

03/09/21 • Amsterdam, Restaurant ‘De Wijnkaart’

I was born and raised in Bucharest. I was a shy kid who liked to keep to herself, with a great love for drawing, which quickly became my favorite subject at school. But because of the hardships I had to deal with in my early life I had to give up on my passion.

Later in high school, I had started studying technical drawing and I wanted to start my studies at an architecture school, but I did not manage to earn a place to that University after trying for 3 years in a row, in the communist era. I even worked in accounting to be able to pay for my private tutoring lessons for architecture.

Then, in 1990, I came to Amsterdam for a short vacation which transformed into a new found love for the city which I now call ‘home’.

But … I continued my career in accounting and did several studies in this regard. I forgot my dream.

Life went on. Married, children and not enough time for myself. I had even forgotten the love I had for painting.
I was completely lost. I wondered what my life will look like from now on?!
I was in total chaos. I had lost my soul, I didn’t know who I was.
And suddenly out of all the fuss, the pandemic puts a brake on us. It must have been the more time everyone had at home that brought me to my re-found passion. I needed it so much!

I started drawing with my little girl, just for fun. But … the flame ignited again.

Now I’m three years away and I know what I like to do, what I want to do, what my passion is.
I never understood what passion is. How can you have a passion? Now it flows through my veins, it is in every cell of my body. But passion is the fire that keeps me going. I’m so proud that I can finally let the world see what I’m doing. And that meant a lot: to be proud of yourself and your work for the first time in your life!

My first exhibition is called “Naked!” and took place on September 3, 2021 in Amsterdam and September 30, 2021 in Bucharest.

Vulnerability, sensitivity, sensuality, femininity are themes I was heavily inspired by when creating the pieces and are the main component of the these paintings. I finally dare to be “naked”.

Drawing and painting, my own creations or custom made, that’s what I’ll do from now on! Pure magic!

Exhibitions

Next exhibition:

There are currently no new exhibitions scheduled

Previous exhibitions:

03/07/22 • Bucharest, Palace Noblesse

21/06/22 • Amsterdam, Café Onder de Ooievaar

30/09/21 • Bucharest, Palace Noblesse

03/09/21 • Amsterdam, Restaurant ‘De Wijnkaart’

I was born and raised in Bucharest. I was a shy kid who liked to keep to herself, with a great love for drawing, which quickly became my favorite subject at school. But because of the hardships I had to deal with in my early life I had to give up on my passion.

Later in high school, I had started studying technical drawing and I wanted to start my studies at an architecture school, but I did not manage to earn a place to that University after trying for 3 years in a row, in the communist era. I even worked in accounting to be able to pay for my private tutoring lessons for architecture.

Then, in 1990, I came to Amsterdam for a short vacation which transformed into a new found love for the city which I now call ‘home’.

But … I continued my career in accounting and did several studies in this regard. I forgot my dream.

Life went on. Married, children and not enough time for myself. I had even forgotten the love I had for painting.
I was completely lost. I wondered what my life will look like from now on?!
I was in total chaos. I had lost my soul, I didn’t know who I was.
And suddenly out of all the fuss, the pandemic puts a brake on us. It must have been the more time everyone had at home that brought me to my re-found passion. I needed it so much!

I started drawing with my little girl, just for fun. But … the flame ignited again.

Now I’m three years away and I know what I like to do, what I want to do, what my passion is.
I never understood what passion is. How can you have a passion? Now it flows through my veins, it is in every cell of my body. But passion is the fire that keeps me going. I’m so proud that I can finally let the world see what I’m doing. And that meant a lot: to be proud of yourself and your work for the first time in your life!

My first exhibition is called “Naked!” and took place on September 3, 2021 in Amsterdam and September 30, 2021 in Bucharest.

Vulnerability, sensitivity, sensuality, femininity are themes I was heavily inspired by when creating the pieces and are the main component of the these paintings. I finally dare to be “naked”.

Drawing and painting, my own creations or custom made, that’s what I’ll do from now on! Pure magic!

Exhibitions

Next exhibition:

There are currently no new exhibitions scheduled

Previous exhibitions:

03/07/22 • Bucharest, Palace Noblesse

21/06/22 • Amsterdam, Café Onder de Ooievaar

30/09/21 • Bucharest, Palace Noblesse

03/09/21 • Amsterdam, Restaurant ‘De Wijnkaart’