THE GIRL IN THE STARS

2024, oil on canvas, 38x47cm

“The vibrant red underpainting infuses it with life, and I am particularly pleased with how the stars turned out. It depicts a young girl, a friend of mine, holding a semi-transparent cloth in front of her face. Painting the shadows of the tiny stars on her skin was especially enjoyable; these delicate star-shaped shadows were a real treat.

Filling the red spaces between the stars with rich, straight-from-the-tube red paint was a joyful process, and I even included some text within these spaces. “