On the playground (sorry, bad photograph)

Light and Shadow

The funny thing with painting is, that it's kind of like life: If you paint with only light colours, the soul of the painting is weak and almost invisible. It is the dark portions that give the image definition and power. I started making drawings again like the one below, to explore what I can do with this truth, in my paintings as well as in my daily life: what can I create if I accept the things we call "dark" into my paintings and my world? Is there any less love in the pain we experience than in the happiness we receive?

doll left in the hallway

Seeing and believing

For me, looking at things is obviously an important thing if I want my pictures to look like anything at all. But just two nights ago I realized something: What if what we see is not the important thing, but what we trust?

Sisters

Dancing

A name sign for Sonia.

Family

A folder for Suzan's drawings with a family of wolves on it.