When I paint, I always refer to something. If it isn’t to the outside world, it is to your own body, or mood, something you know, or the idea you have in mind while you paint. My experience is: that the moment I found an interesting subject, either by the Seaside or walking through the Rain Forest, whatever takes my mood, I will either do a sketching or roughly paint the details before the light changes, or alternatively take a quick snap shot.

I normally paint in layers, mixing the colors to get the depth in my paintings, light on dark and dark on light to get a three dimensional look. Also in the end I turn the painting upside down to get the feel of the painting in reverse. Like one of the paintings of the ducks in the water, turning it upside down, it actually looked the same by the reflection in the water.