About Me

I'm Behnaz.

Since childhood, I’ve always dreamed of painting—especially in the realistic style. I’ve had a deep passion for details, precision, and truth in form. Being a perfectionist by nature, I’ve always wanted everything I create to be accurate, complete, and flawless.

Although my love for art was strong, my family didn’t allow me to attend art school, and I ended up pursuing a different academic path. But eventually, at the age of 30, I reached a point where I knew I had to follow my true calling: painting. After much searching, I found a professional mentor in realism and began serious training in various techniques: oil painting, pastels, gouache, charcoal, colored pencils, and foundational drawing.

Three years later, I was able to start teaching, and today, I have established my own painting academy in Toronto.

Every time I pick up a brush or teach my students, I disconnect from the outside world. Sharing my knowledge and emotions through art fills me with a sense of vitality and joy. For me,

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