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She studied translation in Leipzig, Geneva, and Toulouse; moved to Paris in 2009 and worked as a freelance translator; in 2014 she moved to Mallorca and began writing and painting.<\/div>\n<\/h3>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]
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Elisa Gratias and two of her paintings in Cala Blava, Mallorca.<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Elisa in her bedroom with her painting \u201cGhost and the Swimming Pool\u201d.<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Elisa in her appartment-atelier, Mallorca.<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Elisa and the rocks next to Es Trenc beach, Mallorca.<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Photos by Sasha Ilushina. More photos and an Interview of photographer Sasha Ilushina with Elisa Gratias: ilushinaphoto.com<\/a>.<\/span>\n<\/div>
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“When I was 32, my therapist told me: \u2018You are an artist\u2019”. I smiled, saying: \u201cThat would be too good to be true\u201d. I started painting and realized that nothing is too good to be true. I am fascinated by human beings, our feelings, and the ways in which we can connect with each other, or not. When I paint, I don’t think. So painting is my way of escaping my eternal inner chatter for a while and expressing what lies behind it. The most beautiful things in life we cannot see, only feel. Welcome to my world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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