My name is Jordanka Yaretz I was born and raised in Bulgaria and came to Canada in 1970. I have been painting for 39 years, have participated in many juried Art Shows and won numerous awards. I had solo and group exhibitions in Galleries in Canada and USA. I was featured in countless articles in local newspapers ,including " Chatelaine Magazine". And I also appeared on 4 local TV Shows. Eight of my paintings have been reproduced into Christmas Cards by UNICEF and the Leukemia Research Fund of B.C. Canada, with all proceeds going to the charities involved. I started working on a series of TREE paintings and they have become very popular with collectors around the world. I have been told my TREE paintings have a mysterious human qualities. You can Google my name to see my art.