Alongside my figurative creations, particularly through oil paintings of marine life and abandoned places, I push the boundaries of my art by venturing towards a more abstract and open-to-interpretation style of painting. With these acrylic works, I experiment with a more hands-on approach to the canvas, daring to use marouflage, wiping, and dripping, as well as the less conventional use of a broomstick, and swapping oil for acrylic. Through my pictorial explorations, I give free rein to my creativity while refining the composition and balance of my works. Through abstract painting, I explore spontaneity and instinct. These terms are developed through ideas of time and speed, for example, with a quick or slower mark, initial decisions and considered choices, or the handling of mistakes. I explore formal elements such as color palette, form, and composition in my body of work, continually shifting direction in the next piece. I continue to follow my initial instinctive motivation, while forcing myself to step outside my comfort zone through different perspectives. This challenge and uncertainty is what excites me about abstract painting. Ultimately, an exciting motivation materializes the intangible. With acrylic paint, I take these intangible concepts (time, speed, instinct, spontaneity) and attempt to express them through visual means. At first glance, my work can evoke poetry, through color, repetition, layering, and other technical means, but also through the feelings, sentimentality, and beauty attached to my paintings. My works can also be interpreted politically through environmental awareness. These emotional concerns engender a sense of nostalgia.