Light is a crucial element of my inspiration. Only when I see it flood the subjects of my paintings can I paint. Our brains give us the information that peonies are pink and this is how each and every one perceives them. Thus I focus on forgetting what peonies are and then I forget what colour they are. I visualise the subject of my painting, eyes blinking, the light it receives reveals an array of shades and I slowly work on them for the motif to appear delicately. Feelings arise out of the work, marking the achievement of the painting.