Following the vines, that is my first and foremost urge whenever I step into such a lush and inviting place as the Victoriahuset in Stockholm. It is that exact invitation I wanted to capture within this painting. Whenever I look at it I feel like walking the green path deeper into the jungle.
If you would love to follow your heart into uncharted territory I would love for you to have this painting to remind you of your courage. You can claim it in my shop.
Specs of Follow the Vines painting
Acrylics, oil, and oil pastel on canvas, 30 x 55 cm, in white wooden box frame (34 x 59 cm with frame).
Follow the Vines is available for €680,- (delivery within the Netherlands included).
Details of Follow the Vines painting
Development of Follow the Vines Painting
This painting took several months to realise. After making the pictures in the Victoriahuset in Stockholm in July 2024 I first made some composition drawings in ink once I got home. Because I was also still working on my Night Garden series I started painting the base layers end of 2024 and putting on the initial compositions in white. In January 2025 I had to get cracking, because I would be showing these paintings at an exhibition in early March. Due to that deadline I ended up with ‘okay-ish’ paintings composition wise but colour wise they were nowhere near ready in my opinion (while I already had changed the colour schemes three times up until then).
So after the exhibition I took them out of their frames and started to work on them again, this time also using oil pastels in order to not only add more/other colours but also depth and texture. Harsh yellows were replaced by dusty pinks and greyish greens and bright pinks were replaced by dark red purple. Finally, my initial ‘jungle dreams’ that I had been dreaming for almost a year became a reality, including this Follow the Vines dream of a painting.
I can’t be happier with the end result. The painting has an inviting quality to it yet is very clear it won’t give up its secrets easily. It requires courage and playful determination to unlock this painting’s magic but its colour schemes and composition make for a very pleasing experience while you’re at it.
When you’re reading this and you catch yourself thinking “my sentiments exactly”, click the shop button and make this painting yours:
