Parastoo is a contemporary artist living in the heart of Wiltshire. Born in Iran, and the granddaughter of a celebrated Iranian artist, she has drawn much inspiration from her childhood memories of his studio and paintings.

She is known for her evocative landscapes and elegant still life pieces, Parastoo’s paintings are powerful expressions of feeling and imagination.

"Roses are the protagonists in my painterly plays and they are the main derive of my subjectivism. For me painting roses is the best way to express what I might call my own peculiar deep feelings about life.

The impact of my paintings is determined by the tension between the figure’s physical presence and the spatial flatness of the setting, between realism and abstraction, between impression and expression.”