Spring Awakening
Love Letters  to Vincent’s Sunflowers (2017)

Over a six-month journey in 2017, my fascination with interpreting Van Gogh's "Sunflowers" blossomed into an obsession. Each painting evolved uniquely, seemingly meandering towards an undefined horizon.

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I worked painstakingly on these pieces that saved me through the darkness of Winter using multiple layers of stencils, impasto and thin veils of oil paint. I couldn’t anticipate of where each painting would go, and each was an adventure and a surprise. The paintings ended up being richly textured, joyous, intense, expressive, and emblematic of the large and sometimes overwhelming palette of big emotions that I'm familiar with. They're unafraid to show their dark side. 

 

This process became a source of joy, and I was happy to lean into the uncertainty of where each painting went. In a nod to the masters who inspired me, I named each painting subsequently in honour of other artists whose spirits they evoked. This adventure became an odyssey; not only an act of creation but also a deeply personal dialogue with the essence of art itself.