Act I
Gathering
The gathering of oneself and ideas before the first mark.
WARM, SPICED · SUPPLE · INVITING
Patchouli, Antillean Rhum, Leather, Akigalawood.
Act II
Reaction
The reaction is fast, unexpected, yet balanced by intention.
SMOKY, RESINOUS · DENSE · ENGULFING
Agarwood, Black Pepper, Frankincense, Turpentine.
Act III
Evolve
Humble materials, pushed to evolve through gesture.
White floral, luminous, layered
Jasmine, Orange Blossom, Tuberose.
Act IV
Poetics
The poetic possibilities of everything, noticed.
GREEN, COLD · SHARP · CLEARING
Cypress, Blue Spruce, Fir Balsam, Glacial Accord.
Act V
Flow
The pause between flow states, the groove.
SOFT, ABSTRACT-CLEAN · WEIGHTLESS · SUSPENDED
Abstract Musks, Abstract Woods.
Coda
Encounter
When you encounter my paintings, I hope they conflate process and time.
VULNERABLE, CERTAIN · SEAMLESS · RESOLVING
The synthesis
The whole collection, woven into one.
»If one could make fragrances that give you, even just for a moment,
the sensations I inhabit when painting.
That would be the most amazing thing.«
The Act of Painting
10 / 2026
