Shikata Ga Nai

My thoughts and emotions in one place after a long draining conversation not being able to sleep, part of me still thinking about the delusive options I did not have. This painting was the remedy.

Shikata ga nai (仕方がない) is Japanese roughly translated to “it cannot be helped” or “nothing can be done about it”.

Created using oil on 40 x 50 cm canvas.

Limited edition signed and numbered art prints are available. Please, contact me for details.

Whisper

This is the whisper itself. Things we want to say quietly. Things that are important…. tender… private…

Created using ink on 20 x 30 cm paper.

Bought by a private collector.

Limited edition signed and numbered art prints are available. Please, contact me for details.

I FOUND MY PATH

Life Can Only Be Understood Backwards

– Søren Kierkegaard

Everything we consume shapes us, defines us, changes us. We are all on this never-ending chase of infinite happiness, navigating through infoxication and trying to make only the right decisions hoping that everything might make sense at the end of the road. And then there is the moment in life when everything fits together, looking like a path you have been searching for all this time. The path is new, never walked, still chaotic, but it’s yours.

So, start walking.

Created using acrylics and 3D pen on 59 x 39 cm board.

HER

Her is a charcoal portrait on pages of an old books, specifically combined to mirror her mind and thoughts.

Created using charcoal and mixed media on 70 x 50 cm canvas

Bought by a private collector.

Limited edition signed and numbered art prints are available. Please, contact me for details.

RED ROSE

In ancient Greece, the rose was closely associated with the goddess Aphrodite.

Following the Christianization of the Roman Empire, the rose became identified with the Virgin Mary. The Carthusians promoted the idea of sacred mysteries associated with the rose symbol and rose gardens.

The Sufi mystic’s quest for divine love aligns the rose with the divine names and attributes.

Sometimes a rose is simply a rose.

Created using mixed media on 50 x 70 cm wooden board.

Bought by a private collector.

SILENCE OF THE LAMBS

In the sea of unspoken words there is her ocean. There is a fierce force trying to silence her voice, until it’s sweet like a pastel mint or small and cute like baby pink. It is done over and over and over again… Violently, jokingly, playfully, forcibly. She is ignored, shouted down, disqualified, critiqued.

And still, she is red and black. She speaks.

Created using acrylics on 70 x 50 cm canvas.

Bought by a private collector.

THE EAGLE INSIDE ME

What do you feel standing on top of a mountain and looking down where the water is ready to swallow you when you jump?

What do you feel when you jump?

This is my depiction of the freedom of mind, energy of an important decision, taste of victory and intensity of power.

Created using graphite and ink on 25 x 15 cm cardboard.

Bought by a private collector.

WIND OF THOUGHTS

Wind of Thoughts is an oil portrait of a woman with white eyes. This painting depicts my mind before an important decision. It starts with a chaotic wind. The moment I decide, my mind calms like when it is immersed in water, floating weightlessly around my head, listening to the sounds of silence.

Created using oil on 30 x 20 cm canvas.