2D - mineral pigments on birch panel

I like to be inspired by the material. Mineral pigments have beautiful pure colors. In the work, they turn out to react very differently. I notice that when I move the brush in one go on the panel.

Pure goldleaf (24k) on washi

Gold leaf fascinates me, but what to do with it? Not until seeing this Japanese paper - washi - with its punctuated fibers, do I know, cover one such fiber with this!

2D - pencil on paper | U-shape

Working with pencil is very pleasant. I work from scratch, corrections are not possible. In the open U-shape, silence is also expressed in the open U-shape, the drawing as it were dissolves into nothingness. The variant with 2 layers of paper enhances the subdued character.

2D - pencil on paper | cross

When, after years,  I have a studio again, the urge to make new work is strong.
But with what material? The longer the search goes on, the greater the excitement.

That pencil finally grabs me and is new and surprising. The compressed energy is released in an endless repetition of controlled powerful lines. A 'game rule' is that the more than 1100 lines I lay down freehand may not cross each other. The result is a blank cross.

Previous work: acrylic paint on paper

Previous work: Japanese ink on paper

I applied the ink to the paper in one fluid motion.