The author of the pictures presented on this web site is Frantisek Mechura. He has been painting since his young-hood. He started with taking photos and as a photographer he took part in several exhibitions:

1978 ZUČ - 1. place
1978 ZUČ - 2. place
1987 diploma
1988 author's exhibition 

Later he did not exhibit for a certain period of time. Now he returns back to this activity but not as a photographer but as a painter. Inspired by the photography, he started to paint. His pictures are influenced by the photographic vision of reality. The variety of paintings is determined by the development of his attitudes and the many cultural influences. One of the most visible influences is the influence of naive arts. Many of author's paintings are characteristic for the folk theme and the colorfulness. One of the most significant symbols is the tree. The author uses mixed acryl-oil on sololit (on the wooden basis).