SHE PAINTED HER CZECH VILLAGE’S HOUSES WITH BLUE FLOWERS
A 90-year-old former agricultural worker decorated her Czech village’s houses with hand-painted blue flowers, and the internet fell for it. Anežka Kašpárková, known as Agnes, was the woman behind the blossoms.
Kašpárková, then 90, lived in Louka, Czech Republic. Bored Panda profiled her on October 3, 2017, and described the floral designs she painted on houses in the village, including around doors and windows.
She worked with blue paint and a small brush. The designs were inspired by traditional Moravian artwork, the outlet said, and the profile compared the look to the Polish village of Zalipie.
Czech media quoted her as saying, “I am an artist.”
She also explained why she did it: “I just enjoy wall painting, and I want to help.”
Moon Man Studios attributed a more modest line to an interview with Youth-Time: “Oh, I am not an artist. I just do what I like.”
She painted during spring and summer. She had learned the practice from another local woman who had been decorating buildings for years, and State of the Arts NYC identified that woman as Manakova. So the blue flowers on Louka’s walls had a teacher long before they had an audience.
Bored Panda reported that her work drew local and viral acclaim. One commenter identified as Nancy E wrote: “I woke up with a few aches this morning, then, viewed Agnes Kašpárková painting. Anyone can bring joy to another …. a former agricultural worker, 90 years old, is a testament for all of us. This crosses borders & continents.”
How she worked
She used a ladder to reach the higher areas and did not plan her designs in advance. No sketches, no blueprints, just a ladder and a brush. Each May she spent 10 days decorating the freshly whitewashed chapel walls.
State of the Arts NYC quoted her this way: “I’m just doing what I like,” and “I try to help decorate the world a bit.”
Moon Man Studios said she used ultramarine blue and returned each summer to touch up faded work. The paint was expected to last about two years despite weather exposure, so the flowers were built to stick around.
What happened next
La Nación reported that she began painting in 1967, starting with the village bell tower, at about age 40. She kept going until shortly before her death.
Kašpárková died in 2018. Her niece, Marie Jagošová, took up the painting tradition after her death, and the flowers did not stay behind with her.
La Nación reported on February 24, 2026, that Jagošová paints the village chapel and bell tower every year.
