Writing

Journal

Notes on art, light, and the things that move us

Xenia Andrienko and Star Gallery collaboration

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A New Chapter: Joining Star Gallery and Meeting Alessio Musella

When I first spoke with Alessio Musella, I realised immediately that he was not simply looking for artworks to sell. He was looking for stories, for emotional resonance, for paintings that carry a life of their own. That conversation changed the direction of my year.

April 20, 2026Read essay →

On Painting with Gold Leaf

There is something alchemical about applying gold to canvas. It doesn't just reflect light — it absorbs it, transforms it, gives it back in a way that changes depending on where you stand and how the room is lit. I began working with gold leaf almost by accident, and I have never looked back.

January 28, 2025

What Dubai Taught Me About Colour

When I moved to Dubai I expected a city of glass and steel. What I found was light — an extraordinary, almost aggressive quality of light that strips colour to its essence. Painting here changed the way I see everything.

November 4, 2024

The Collector and the Painting

A collector once told me that a painting should make you feel something different every time you look at it — something new depending on your mood, the season, the hour. That is the only standard I hold myself to.