Day 42,
I made this piece while thinking about everything that stays hidden in us. Not the big dramatic stuff—more the quiet pressure, the small emotions, the thoughts that pass without words. On the surface, things can look calm, almost soft. But underneath, there’s always movement.
I worked with warm tones because they feel human to me—like skin, heat, daylight, presence. Then I added reds and oranges as stronger signals, like moments that rise up when something inside wants to be seen. The light blues come in like air or water: a cooler breath that cuts through the warmth and gives space to the composition.
What I like here is the balance between control and instinct. Some shapes feel intentional, almost structural, and others are just traces—lines, scratches, ghosts of previous decisions. That’s exactly the idea behind the title: the painting isn’t only what you see at first. It’s also what remains, what overlaps, what you sense in the background.
For me, Beneath the Surface is a small abstract map of inner life—soft, imperfect, and alive.