Piet Mondrian searched for simplification; similarly, I search for an empty mind. When I started oil painting, taking the brush in my hand and applying it to the canvas became “meditation” for healing my mind. I create my works depending on my environment and the season. I start painting without sketching, just raw expression with every stroke of the brush. I am just playing with colors and shapes.
I didn't learn how to paint until 2010; since then, I can see my mind more clearly. Now, I allow myself to contemplate the deep thoughts that evoke various emotions, eventually transferring them to my art to help them become more empty, or distant, than before. In order to keep this, I practice painting just as fish are always awake. It needs to become a state of being for me. I would like to paint as an ascetic would, fully immersing myself and enjoying every state of the practice.
