I am Cecilia Barboza Silberberg, I am 40 years old and I have a degree in Administration. I started painting when I was 19 years old, as a hobby, in an informal instruction workshop. I always leaned towards realism, so I studied oil and acrylic techniques, to improve the finishing of my works. I like to paint faces and animals, so I choose images that inspire joyful feelings and project a sublime mood. Since I was a child I liked handicrafts, in fact I know how to knit, embroider, recycle, restore furniture and decorate, but I discovered in painting the possibility to carry out any idea. In the constant search for inspiration, I was lucky enough to learn different techniques and the use of all kinds of materials. Currently I work in my atelier, teaching mainly to entrepreneurs, promoting a cooperative business. Painting for me, became a happy way of life. Generally I get inspiration from images I collect from the internet, but I always select them and I propose to paint them, only when they generate in me, true admiration. From then on, my creative process begins, I start projecting the image in a painting, the size, the changes I would eventually make, I define the chromatic scale and I start working in stages, until I end up with the most realistic image possible. Along the way of learning I had many experiences, some good and others not so good. Always in the eagerness to learn, I knew how to get the best out of every teacher I had. In the art world sometimes, artists tend to be just artists, but it is hard for them to teach; the essential in this path is patience and perseverance, because one thing is to learn the technique and another is to learn to use it, modify it and let it flow when inspiration appears. The most important thing is that the world of art is the freest medium that exists, to be able to express oneself is the most important thing.