When I see something I want to paint it has an essence that I want to express myself. But I want to also express who I am, what I feel, what emotion I want to explore. Get insight into my own reality and the way I can grow more as a person or artist. I also have to go beyond my boundaries to set new ones and to find the alternative realities out there. That is why my paintings and photos are mostly expressive and abstract. Using a camera as a creative tool is exactly the same process.
My Tools
The tools used for a specific painting is part of my own expression. Charcoal I use in black and white and at times love to smudge it. It allows all sorts of textures and being a very tactile person I love textures. It allows for such a release of emotion! Of course to work in black and white is a favourite way of mine. It strips everything down to a honest emotion.
If I use brushes I love big ones because I can use my whole body while making a stroke, especially on a large canvas. Using a sponge, pot scraper, paper or whatever else I can find make it more of a journey of discovery. Using thick layers of paint again allows me to work with textures. At times I like to use more water with the paint because it gives it another quality.
Pastels like charcoal I can smudge and use my fingers to blend colours on the canvas. Even mixing all the mediums allows for a different expression. So with every painting I play I explore I express and I grow.
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