Nada Rudan, a 100-year-old self-taught Bosnian painter, speaks with a journalist during an interview in her home in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Photo: Reuters
Nada Rudan is most relaxed when painting, a skill she discovered at the age of 87 and culminating this summer in an exhibition of her artwork - to mark her 100th birthday.
Bosnian native Rudan says she started to paint at a late age to keep herself busy and now finds the days are often too short to fit in everything she planned to do. Her daily routine is to paint for three hours in the morning and two hours in the afternoon, when she is at home.
Uh-oh! Daily quota reached.
Bosnian artist Nada Rudan
Nada Rudan, a 100-year-old self-taught Bosnian painter, speaks with a journalist during an interview in her home in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Photo: Reuters
Rudan likes to paint nature most of all and uses acrylic colours "because they don't smell". Photo: Reuters
"I am still in a good health, my hands are stable, my eyes serve me well," says Rudan, adding that she rarely wears glasses when painting. Photo: Reuters
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