Element FIRE
Do you feel like you’ve lost interest in a project, job, or relationship?
Maybe you need to add more fire!
Fire is creation, transformation, but also destruction.
You need to control fire in a way that you want. Take charge of it - learn how to use it, treat it right and you will live in a way that feels powerful. It’s an element that boosts sense of smell and with that, your appetite grows.
For my series of paintings “FIRE" as a painting tool I need to be present. A short attention span could be detrimental.
Working with fire makes my focus and concentration better. My work gains more clarity.
The series “FIRE" started with a disaster.
To experiment with fire, I decided to use the backside of an old painting. Burning the canvas displayed a beautiful fire trace but the smell was overwhelming.
Pee-yew!
My painting started to smell soooo bad. Everything smelt bad: my studio, my clothes..and even me! I felt sick and decided I had to throw away the creation.
But it was a good sign.
It’s always a good sign when something starts with a disaster ;)
Forcing yourself to experience the unexpected is powerful. This situation forced me to think differently and to test diverse materials.
By making this mistake I realised that scent was something I wanted to develop.
From this point on I started going deeper into the senses of smell.
A journey from odor to fragrance. And its been an adventure, making me see new perspectives in paintings. I see colours in a new light.
Recognition of the complexity of the whole picture – colours, that get along, mix with or repel each other. Surfaces, that give the power of colours or absorb them. Finding out the meaning of the element and it’s colour, its presence and influence connected to myself and the world outside.
In my recent paintings I extract the lightness, luminosity and depth to connect the power of fire and the dimensions of the painting here and now.
The element fire brings passion, ecstasy and sensuality onto the canvas.
The fire element is destructive when not cared for and contained correctly. When it is in balance, you can bask in the beautiful warmth and recognise life giving aspects of fire.
The fire element bring passion, vitality, and warmth into your life.
Wishing you a powerful late summer full of warm colours.
