Playing with colors and patterns
When I was (much) younger, I used to draw and color a lot. Later on, I even took some evening classes to practice different techniques, but never got into painting much. Recently, I was drawn to trying it out - starting with pretty cheap (and poor) acrylic paint and discovering what I like and do not like. It's something that worked well during my treatment, as painting a small canvas does not take long, nor does it take a lot of effort, and it tends to keep you in flow.
Turns out I am a fan of playing with colors and textures. The internet is a good inspiration for techniques, but I struggled to find out what I wanted to paint, as any semi-realistic of figurative subject (a landscape for instance) did not come out right. I feel what works best for me is something where I put no discernible subject or pattern into what I do, and leave it up to the viewer to come up with what they feel or see in it. That's also the reason why I have a hard time naming paintings - that would also be up to the viewer.
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Looking for an excuse not to throw away this beautiful blue glass bottle. Ecoline brush pen on gesso over glass - July 2026
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A colour burst in 3D. Just a bunch of small, wooden blocks and many hours of mixing paint. Roughly 25 x 25 cm - June 2026
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A study of shades of olive green. Acrylic and modeling paste on canvas, 45x90 - June 2026
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More work in prussian blue, my newest color infatuation. Acrylic on MDF, 30x30 - February 2025
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A set of experiments, acrylic on MDF, 30x40 for the larger one - February 2025
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Acrylic on 3D canvas (50 x 50 cm) - January 2025 (commissioned, or at least made for someone in particular). A variation on Purple Dawn.
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Acrylic on 3D canvas (40 x 50 cm) - January 2025 (commissioned, or at least made for someone in particular). A darker variation on the green member of RGBY.
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Acrylic on 3D canvas (60 x 80 cm) - December 2025 (commissioned). A variation on the green member of RGBY.
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Acrylic on 3D canvas (40 x 40 cm) - December 2025 (commissioned). A variation on the blue member of RGBY.
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A series of four pieces, acrylic on MDF (30 x 30 cm) - November 2025
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Acrylic on MDF (30 x 40 cm) - September 2025
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Experiments
There's lot of practicing, trying stuff out, discarding it ... that goes with painting. Some turn out interesting, some less so. Some feel unfinished and remain in a state of limbo until inspiration shows me what to do next.
Here are some snapshots of these trials.
