“Painting became my way of understanding the worlds we carry inside us.” Working on Emerald Green led me to question what we call talent and whether it is something we are born with or something we build through work, patience, and devotion. Opening Reflections Whenever somebody tells me that I am talented, I never quite know how to respond. Not because I disagree with the compliment, but because when I look back at my own journey, talent is not what I see. For a very long time, I wasn’t even...

"Painting became my way of understanding the worlds we carry inside us." Shades of Violet - a painting that led me to reflect on curiosity, self-discovery, and the questions that shape us. Opening Reflections Very often, we think we know people. We think we know our closest friends, our family members, our colleagues. We think we know who they are, how they will behave, what to expect from them. And perhaps this is one of the biggest traps we fall into. The moment we believe we fully...

Painting became my way of understanding the worlds we carry inside us. A reflective essay on emotion, self-expression, and the inner dialogue behind art.