Diary paintings

In Greek, the verb "to paint" literally translates as "to write life".

I think of these paintings as records of lived moments, and also as a kind of a inventory of personal treasures and memories. A way of holding onto things, before they dissapear into time.

The series also functions as a space for reflection. Through painting, I often return to certain objects, images, symbols, or fragments of memory in order to better understand why they stay with me. In the same way one writes in a diary to process thoughts or arrive at new interpretations, these paintings become a way of thinking through images.

Some works begin from attraction or curiosity rather than certainty. A small object, a face, a flower, an ancient form, or a remembered image can become the starting point. Painting allows these associations to unfold slowly, and sometimes reveals meanings that were not immediately clear to me before the work was made.
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These paintings take the form of small palm-sized paintings on hardwood  blocks and are usually completed in one sitting, often towards the end of the day. 

Their name includes the day they were completed, though some titles also refer to what is depicted. In other cases, the title may reflect the more contemplative nature of the series, shaped by memory, associations, and personal symbolism emerging through the process of painting. 

Below is presented a selection of these paintings.

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Diary painting entries

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