Abstract work on canvas in mixed media with pure pigments.
I made the pigments myself and processed them into an abstract work.
It is reminiscent of frescoes and rocks in nature.
What inspired me for this work was the material and the colours themselves. I started experimenting with that, keeping in mind the rocky walls in the Algarve.
The original work also feels rough and stony because of the use of various textured materials, such as marble flour.
This painting looks great in a large to very large format or even as wallpaper.
You instantly have nature in earth tones in your home.
As an artist, I try to engage in playful discovery. Letting go, attention, focus, enjoying the process, allowing frustration etc.
Art is a visual language.
Communicating, touching, rubbing, wondering.
Becoming still, no words for a while.
I have been drawing and painting all my life..
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