Mountains (I)
Acrylic painting on cotton canvas
Width: 90cm, height: 90cm, depth: 3cm
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1 out of 3 paintings from series Mountains. Sprung out of times when I couldn’t carry myself as I usually could. In that instability, certain presences became structural. These works grew out of that experience, and gratitude, of being held when I couldn’t hold myself.
3 mountain silhouettes occupy the surface. Their contours repeat across the series, but the shades shift to reflect the individuality of each woman. One form advances – while the others remain present as quieter structures behind it.
Broad, fluid gestures of acrylic paint are applied and partially obscured, allowing underlayers to remain visible. The highlighted mountain is never isolated, it is held in place by the surrounding forms. The paintings honours my mother and 2 close friends, who became ground when I could not generate my own.
When I trip and sink into a pitfall
You materialize beneath my feet
A mountain cliff to weep
A sofa to sleep
Rest for a bit
A safe place to be weak
Thank you for ruling out my fears
Thanks for keeping me in one piece.
A painting in a triptych about getting yourself up from the abyss. Lost without aim, lifting your weight up to nearest stable point. This is the 3rd painting in my series called No instructions.
Crafted on cotton canvas in expressive layers of acrylic paint. In this piece traditional brushwork meets an experimental technique: flowing streams of liquid rubber that are painted over, then meticulously scraped away to reveal intricate strata. The resulting composition pulses with depth and movement as each peeled-back layer uncovers hidden contrasts. Watch the painting process here.
With dynamic textures and defined lines, the piece evokes an interplay between struggle and clarity — capturing the tension of losing direction and the quiet determination to rise, one exposed layer at a time.
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