Dreiecke I
2018, Oil on canvas, 120x120cm

With this painting, I experimented for the first time with numerous small, recurring forms. It marked the beginning of a formative period in my work.

The painting became a fascinating exercise in letting go and accepting what emerges. At first, I tried to paint each triangle as carefully and evenly as possible. At some point, I wanted to be bolder. I held the brush much further back and surrendered to the movement of each stroke with my whole body, rather than painting with my hand and mind as I had before.

The first triangles painted in this way were wild, far less regular than I had hoped. I was learning to trust my own style and wanted to see where this way of painting would lead me. By the end, the triangles had become noticeably more refined. I was almost sad to have finished the painting, because I felt as though I was only just beginning to find my way.

To this day, it remains an important teacher to me.