Jelena Cestaric spent her childhood in Jastrebarsko, near Zagreb, and spent most of her time drawing. She currently works as a web designer. Since summer 2012. she started taking oil painting classes with prof. Lepej. In her work, her main focus is the human shape and form, using rich colors and contrast. Finding inspiration in people's stories, and music she loves, her paintings try to present various thoughts and moods, and discover the complexity of people's lives to the observer.more