I have invited you all

but I don't know where to start -

I am standing here waiting for the dim light

as the growing shadows

allow us to slip in to the House

to count our steps on the floor

that end where Cerberus begins -

Cerberus loves his House

Cerberus shivers to the sound of Mahler

Cerberus admires Cocteau

after all – he was one of the Children of the Game

Cerberus was once a child too -

Cerberus reads Seferis poems passionately

and named his cat after Sachtouris

Cerberus would love to have dinner with a Portrait

Cerberus is black and white

because he devoured all the colours

Looking at Stella's paintings

one is invited to an interplay between myth and reality.

The images Stella presents intrigue and challenge the viewer.

Abstract forms are juxtaposed with realistic motives.

The images range from utter darkness to the brightest light

and all the hues in between.

Stella's hand is heavy and it is light.

She is a master of classical techniques and an accomplished inventor

who courageously seeks new forms of expression.

Are we invited down to Cerberus cave?

Or is Stella bringing him up from the underworld for us to see?

I am not sure.

But this visit to Cerberus somehow leaves one more in awe than in fear.

Janne Thoralvsdatter Scheie

Lecturer at Department of Teacher Education and School Research –

Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Oslo , Norway