The Rolling Hills of Imagination

This second large canvas is a vibrant exploration of emotion and landscape that transforms colour into movement and feeling. Bold layers of textured acrylics flow across the canvas like shifting terrain - from fiery oranges and golds to tranquil blues and greens. The result is a scene that feels both real and imagined: a reflection of inner rhythm, balance, and renewal. This work celebrates the beauty of instinctive creation — the harmony that emerges when structure yields to spontaneity.

The piece began during a casual Wine & Paint session with close friend and collaborator Zirena. Initially, I set out to paint a mystical forest at sunset, bathed in soft pink hues. But the result felt hollow - an aesthetic exercise rather than an authentic expression. That stage reflects the quiet weight of trying to produce something “beautiful” instead of something real.

The turning point came when I let go of the rules and allowed the canvas to erupt into raw, intuitive energy. What emerged was not replication but resonance — a work driven by emotion rather than expectation. It became a reminder that, in art as in life, authenticity will always outweigh technical perfection.

The Living Document

Like ‘The Calm After The Storm’, this canvas is left unvarnished - a reflection of my belief that “done” is often better than “perfect.” The painting isn’t a finished product but a living document, evolving with each new spark of curiosity. Hanging on my living room wall, it often tempts me to add “final, final, final” touches - small bursts of instinct that refuse to let the story close.

This intentional impermanence mirrors the creative truth that momentum and honesty hold more power than forced completion.

The Hidden Signature

Beneath the final layers lies a secret mark: a handwritten signature from Zirena, embedded in the base before the transformation began. Now hidden beneath the surface, it serves as a quiet reminder that collaboration and shared energy are as much a part of art as solitude.

This unseen layer reframes the work as a dialogue — between artists, between process and product, between the marketable and the meaningful. It resists the loneliness of the studio and honours the invisible connections that sustain creative truth.