Tree from a window, 2023
Created during a residency at Foundation BAD, this body of work explores the art of slowing down and noticing nature in your immediate environment. Over three months, I focused on painting a single tree outside my window, observing how changes in weather and time influenced what I noticed, as well as how my internal state shaped my perceptions. This series captures the myriad ways a single tree can transform throughout a few weeks and highlights the richness of details that emerge when we take the time to look closely, mirroring the different states we might experience ourselves.
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When the Trees Start Dancing, oil on canvas, 80 x 20 cm
Whooooooosh, oil on canvas, 100 x 120 cm
Sun in the leaves, oil on canvas, 120*80cm
Monday the 19th June
Bike bells and bird calls
Cars drifting past, sometimes with music
Basket balls bouncing
Wind rustling through the leaves
Kids playing (in the distance)
Doors slamming shut
Tuesday the 20th June
Trees shining, thick with water
Wednesday the 12th July
Wind in the branches
Sunlight bubbling through
Cold air
A lawn mower
Sounds of construction
A gentle breeze
The sound of leaves moving together
Sunday the 16th July
Nothing but the sound of wind.
Heavy rustling in the trees
The feeling of things moving quickly,
things being cleared out, blasted with freshness.
Wednesday the 9th August
The wind blows and keeps blowing
The sun shines through only sometimes.