About the Artist

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=75 BGCOLOR="#660033" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#660033" FACE="Arial" ><B>Art Tract, The Artist's Website </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC99" FACE="Arial" >   </FONT> |  <A HREF="arttracthome.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Home"><U> </U></A><A HREF="arttracthome.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Home"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>________________________________________________________________________</B></div> <div> <B>________________________________________________________________________</B></div> <div> <B>About the Artist</B></div> <div> <A HREF="ormiralulanaj.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ormira Lulanaj"><U><B>Ormira Lulanaj</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>Residence:  </B><B>Toronto, Canada</B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="30" CELLSPACING="10" WIDTH="474" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#660033" BORDERCOLORDARK="#DDDDDD" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 364 WIDTH="390"><div>    <B>  I</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> was born in Albania, a small sunny Mediterranean country.  Since I was a child I was intrested in pa</B><B>inting, influenced and encouraged by my father (an accomplished artist).  After I finished the ''High school of Arts", I continued to  the University of Fine Arts.  I received my B.F.A in 1991.  From 1992-1999 I worked as a teacher of Art.  In the year 2000 I came to Canada. </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>     Painting for me is the way of expressing what I feel, feelings that words cannot explain.  My pictures are colourful, my themes are often dreams, feelings that are deep inside me.  The moon, the sunset, birds, animals are present in my pictures.  Often the realistic images and abstract imaginary are used together to create intreasting compositions.  The legends and folks songs from my country, religious iconography, traditionally man and woman costumes, my home city with its old architecture have a direct influence on my paintings.  These visions of my country will always be on inspiration in my work.  I prefer to explore in my art and I have the courage to do it, to have my own style.  I have been showing my art in Europe, U.S.A and Canada. </B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Please view my Father's work:   </B><A HREF="ismaillulani.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ismail Lulani"><U><B>Ismail Lulani</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" width=75 BGCOLOR="#660033" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>