Collection: A Million Miles Away

This is a collection of different paintings that have one thing in common - I let them paint themselves. This is one of my favourite art-creating processes. I put on some music and start a paining with a blank mind -a million miles away- having no particular idea of what I wish to paint. Often, I play with collages - gradually adding different colours, textures, some favourite quotes or bits of poems. 

I try to keep it spontaneous and have fun with freedom that stage offers. At some point, it becomes an ugly mess and I try not to let it scare me, telling myself that I will make sense of it - eventually. And I do! In most cases... 

The next stage is dressing the collage up in colours,  calming it down with neutrals, putting on layers of texture media and paint, then suddenly the painting comes alive. I love the moment when I look at it and go "Oh, yeah, THAT's what it wanted to be!"