For me, the firebirds are a symbol of passion. Giving yourself completely to a whim. No, sometimes that is not so wise. But it is the only way for a firebird to keep existing. According to legend, they burn up and rise from the ashes. Based on the colours of an autumnal orchard, mixed up by chance and reinterpreted by a neural network, then edited by hand and proprietary software to add detail on many levels.
A romantic picture for the bedroom? An inspiration for a passion or hobby? Completely surrender to chance and hope it all works out. It's how I always try to work. Then sometimes you have to throw away something you've put a lot of time into. So you have to make sure you have fun doing it. In this case, I was also very happy with the result.
I always try to combine the figurative and the abstract. The recognisable image draws you in and then you can let your eyes wander. In the abstract parts, you can see all sorts of things and you can hope that someone else doesn't see it. Then it is your discovery.
All the things you see are made by yourself. I play with this grouping of colours and shades into objects and concepts. My work is digital or "real". Then I paint after my own work. The "painting" is never about what you think is on it, so it's also.. Read more…