Play, Joy & Freedom are key drivers behind my art.
My work is an intuitive search for a visual representation of an inward truth that I can’t put into words.
It's a spontaneous expression of this moment in time, an intuitive unfolding of layer upon layer, rather than a step in the execution of a plan.
I respond in each moment to what shows up in my process, guiding me into my next step.
That way I come alive the most. This is key for me.
To come alive when I paint.
I respond in each moment to what shows up in my process, guiding me into my next step is.
This process yields so many little surprises, gems & ideas that I could never have come up with as a conscious plan and proposal in advance.
One layer is the catalyst for the next and so on.
The layers and layers of marks, shapes, drips, scratches & lines are like little visual eye catchers that draw you deeper into the depths of the painting, often subtly obscuring the layers beneath, leaving them tantalisingly beyond grasp. Evoking a longing to reach further and deeper.
Each of my painting goes on its own individual & unique quest towards resolution. I kind of find myself in the painting when I fully trust the process.
It’s in the searching and ‘not knowing’ where I'm going exactly, that my authentic voice comes out.
In my creative process I play, explore & seek balance between aliveness and resting spaces, the quiet and loud conversations in shapes & colour and the variety of values.
I use a multi-disciplinary approach, choosing mixed media like acrylics, inks, & oil sticks, sometimes oil & wax. I like creating my own collage paper and use the technique of both direct as well as indirect mark making.
The possibilities are endless and that gives me tremendous joy.
My work seeks to inspire, uplift and infuse Home & Heart with a sense of Joy, Light-heartedness & Freedom.
Each artistic journey to me is a celebration of the wisdom and gifts of my soul and a testimonial to all I’ve overcome.
Through my art I wish to speak to the woman who is longing to step into her Soul shoes and live her most authentic, creative & courageous life, finding her freedom & joy.