I am actually constantly painting and so I have new work in progress all the time. At the moment I have just finished the work Cozy corner and I am working on a new interior painting. Below you can see both paintings in different stages.

Painting using 17th-century techniques is a beautiful but time-consuming activity because it is a layered process. How does it work?

Each painting begins with a charcoal sketch, which is then fixed to the panel with ink. The panel is then given an imprimatura: a thin, coloured transparent layer that will create the desired atmosphere and unity in the painting. In this phase, the light and dark areas are also worked out to capture the play of light and shadow. This creates a monochrome painting, the underpainting, to which colour is then applied in many layers of oil paint, a process that can take weeks or even months.