Presented here are paintings by amateur artist, photographer Anna Ratkevich, based on her personal observations of the primary forests in Bidoup Nui Ba National Park, Lam Dong, Vietnam from 2015 to 2024.
A nature photographer or just a tourist does not always have time to capture all the moods and amazing moments with a camera or phone. This cycle of paintings became the creative result — a symbiosis of live communication with nature and photography.
The desire to thoroughly convey the beauty and uniqueness of the local ancient forests inspires the author to further explore this world from within. Like pieces of a mosaic, the image of Bidoup Nui Ba is formed from paintings, representing a part of it that is accessible not only to biologists but also to ordinary tourists. The author introduces the viewer to endemics, rare species, and simply amazing forest creatures, and through her artworks, she calls for a careful attitude towards local nature. The paintings present forest dwellers in a naturalistic way, set in their natural environment. The slightly fairy-tale "filter" that the author uses is an integral part of her vision and the feelings that the primary forest evokes. The series of works will continue; the source of inspiration is always refreshed with new observations and has a vast stock of old ones.
