I started painting in 2013, at age 36. I enjoy painting humans and other animals. My first painting was a portrait of Angelina Jolie with poultry. I love the moment when I notice the face I'm painting coming alive. I prefer oil paints because they dry slowly, allowing me to work for weeks on several paintings simultaneously. I often listen to psychology and philosophy audiobooks, podcasts, or language courses as I paint.
Like any creative person, I love experimenting with art. Sticking to the same style or subject would bore me to death. I create in collections of around 10 paintings—or however many feel right—exploring a certain style or theme until inspiration leads me elsewhere.
I'm a highly sensitive person and a "scanner". "Scanners" or "multipotentialites" have wide-ranging interests and a deep curiosity across many fields. That’s why I often get absorbed in shiny new projects and leave painting. I always come back to it, though.
I like moving around the world at a very slow pace, lately staying in one place for a few years. My paintings can be found in the basements of ex-boyfriends and friends across Europe, as well as in people’s homes around the world.
I also painted murals in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Arambol, India.