I don’t know when I started to feel that way, but I was scared of winter for a long time. I was scared of the cold, the short days, the grey sky, the cold wind, cold water, cold bed… Even in summer, I was afraid of the winter to come. But one day during the winter of 2007, I was thinking about the things I like about winter. Surprisingly, I liked a lot of small things, like clear night skies, the sound of steps in cold snow, the decorations on people’s houses. Above all I like winter nights because there is something magical about them. When it’s clear, and stars are sparkling; when it’s snowing and streets are twinkling; when it’s cloudy, and the trees make gorgeous silhouettes. So I translated my favourite winter nights on to paper, using acrylic paints.
I’ve started to develop ideas about a style of painting that combines organic (spontaneous, living, active) and inorganic (geometric, hard, immobile) elements. The process is still unfolding, as I experiment with different kinds of hard and soft elements. On a visual level, I want to paintings to be striking, but also intriguing in their detail. On an abstract level, I think that they are talking about being warm and alive inside myself even in the cold and dark of a winter night.
“The Light Under The World”, Acrylic on Stonehenge Paper, 75.9cm x 56.2cm
“Eternal Return”, Acrylic on Stonehenge Paper, 75.9cm x 56.2cm
“Floating Neibourhood”, Acrylic on Stonehenge Paper, 75.9cm x 56.2cm
“Crunchy”, Acrylic on Stonehenge Paper, 75.9cm x 56.2cm
“Tomorrow Is The New Today”, Acrylic on Stonehenge Paper, 75.9cm x 56.2cm
“A Moment’s Warmth”, Acrylic on Stonehenge Paper, 75.9cm x 56.2cm
“Dreaming Trees”, Acrylic on Stonehenge Paper, 75.9cm x 56.2cm
“Flow By Night”, Acrylic on Stonehenge Paper, 75.9cm x 56.2cm
“Humming Sky”, Acrylic on Stonehenge Paper, 75.9cm x 56.2cm
“Problematic Unravels” Acrylic on Stonehenge Paper, 75.9cm x 56.2cm
