The Creative Journey: Embracing the Unknown

Kneeling with Broken Wings.

As a painter, every new work feels like stepping into uncharted territory. When I stand before a blank canvas, I’m not just beginning a painting; I’m embarking on a journey. I don’t always know where it will lead, and that’s what makes it so thrilling.

Each piece starts with a feeling, a colour, a shape, or simply the desire to explore something new. But once the brush touches the surface, something shifts. I find myself pulled into a space where the familiar dissolves, and instinct takes over. I get lost deliberately and deeply.

This isn’t about losing direction. It’s about letting go of control and allowing the process to guide me. I push past what I already know, past techniques I’ve used before, past colour palettes I’m comfortable with, towards something uncertain, something I haven’t yet tried. That unknown space holds infinite potential.

And even then, I know there's always more. Beyond this unknown is another one, and another. That’s the beauty of art: it’s a continuous unfolding. An horizon that keeps expanding the more I chase it.

This mindset keeps my work alive and ever-changing. I never want to repeat myself. I never want to stay still. With each new painting, I aim to discover something different about the medium, about the world, about myself.

It’s this pursuit that makes boredom impossible. There’s always a new feeling to express, a new texture to explore, a new visual language to experiment with. And every time I dive in, it feels just as exciting as the first time I picked up a brush.

Art, for me, isn’t just about the final piece. It’s about the adventure of making it. The process is where the magic lives, where transformation happens, where I grow.

So when I paint, I don’t just create; I explore. I search. I risk. And in that vulnerability, I find my voice.