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CORAL REEF
Diptych Painting
90 cm x 80 cm
Mixed Media On Canvas
Tell us about your most recent exhibition?
The title of the exhibition,
‘Metamorphosis,’ describes the natural
process of transformation from an immature
form to an adult form in one or more
stages, such as the transformation of a
caterpillar into a butterfly. This process
is similar to what one may experience
after spending time in nature, a sense of
growth and transformation. The exhibition
was uniquely designed to be delightfully
interactive. Every artwork in the exhibition
was displayed with a little story neatly
tucked below the painting, like a gentle
whisper depicting an impression of nature.
On display, you would also find a small
collection of photographs I have taken
during travels, places that had left a lasting
impression on my mind and soul. Images
of forests, snowtrees, coral reefs, and
mountains, creatively organized for viewers
to glimpse a little of the natural world of the
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Coral reefs, the only living structures underwater that can be
seen from space are often compared with tropical rainforests
for the diversity and wealth of wildlife and plants that live in
and around them. This painting is highly textured, as corals
come in different forms and textures. As beautiful as they are,
they are also very vulnerable, easily damaged even by touch.
As I paint the jewels of the ocean, I both celebrate their beauty
and mourn their rapid extinction.
paintings. Through this exhibition, I wanted
to extend a petition to those viewing my
paintings to develop their own reflections
with nature.
Tell us about the unique gift buyers get
when they purchase your art?
Some paintings begin with a vision that
becomes a story, and some begin with a
story that ends in an impression. I often
work with private clients who commission
paintings for particular areas of their
homes, and these paintings become unique
collaborations between me and the buyer,
so that a shared vision emerges from their
ideas and mine, from the interactions of
their interior spaces with my imagination,
from their most passionate ideas about life
with my fondest memories of nature. These
works are truly collaborative, allowing the
buyer’s ideas to materialize in their homes
through unique art that captures something
personal about them and something
divined from my experiences of the natural
world. This process can take time—and it’s
how I spend a lot of my time creating art—
and the time rewards the client with a gift
from their own hearts through my hands.
Either way—whether they buy already
completed work or commission original
paintings—every client receives a personal,
handwritten letter sealed with wax and
stamped with my logo, along with a letter
of authenticity documenting the originality
of the artwork.
What advice would you give artists who
are just starting out?
First, be genuine and authentic to
yourself, and don’t think you have to adopt
someone else’s approach or style just
because you admire it or because a certain
artist is considered a great master. Paint
what you want to paint the way you want to