My painting process is quite intuitive and I love working with pigment-saturated oil paint and luscious bees wax from my hives . I do not begin a work with an image in mind but rather let the process expose the painting . While working I strive to stay present , let go of expectations and allow the painting to lead the way . This is always an ongoing challenge . As the work develops I search for a dynamic composition where elements are both heard and contradicted and light is generated not just represented . I try to create a play between movement and stillness , strength and tenderness , matter and spirit . Each painting is a small world where everything is hopefully interconnected and each element is influencing and stimulating the whole .
I love color and I love the challenge to create paintings that breath and resonate through color . My color is not used to describe rather to express feelings . I want to seduce the viewer to feel the extraordinary in the ordinary . Cezanne once said , “ Nature is not on the surface but in the depths ; colors are the expression of these depths on the surface , they rise up from the roots of the world .” I may never make a color breathe or generate inner light but I believe it is possible and that is a wonderful goal to strive for .