These paintings are small acts of clarity, made in quiet moments using gouache (for the most part). It is a way for clearing space for stillness, for softness, and for what feels quietly true.
The line-based ones, especially, feel grounding. A kind of slow meditation. Drawn in one sitting, like a pause held on paper.
They’re not a series, but they seem to speak the same language. Of birds, branches, and unspoken things.
My paintings mostly begin without a strict plan, and grows from there. One line or one block of color at a time.
the red one
Painted in flame red, perylene maroon and raw sienna on A4 Arches paper.
A dense, branching form that nearly filled the page. Pushing against its edges with overlapping leaves, hands, and soft shapes. A drawing of growth under pressure.
in progress
the bird in the tree
Painted slowly. Leaf by leaf.
With just two colors, indigo and burnt umber, the bird in the tree begins to emerge, held in a quiet tangle of branches.
Painted on Arches hot-pressed watercolor paper (31 cm × 41 cm)
In progress
The circus bird
The circus bird carries a giant flower like a secret gift. Bold, quiet, and a little bit magical.
Gouache on 15 cm x 15 cm cotton paper and mounted in a painted mat.
Bird in blue
An ultramarine bird drawn in a single sitting.
Painted with watercolor on handmade recycled cotton paper sprinkled with flecks of color and sparkle, like quiet confetti.