This series was created while living with the realities of a relationship that spanned an ocean. Thoughts of longing and of the sea played a large part in the work.
Such long-distance relationships are complicated and can be difficult, although at the same time they can seem undeniably romantic. I created these paintings as a way to explore my thoughts and reactions to this reality.
– April 2012
![In the same ocean / February 2012 / Mixed media on panel / 60x60cm / Not for sale](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/47b5d06291c5cd5bccb269312f79aa2d/8baea4ef-9848-411c-83d7-c852e877e474_rw_1200.jpg?h=d7a76846b7216bb714e06a7380735bf3)
In the same ocean / February 2012 / Mixed media on panel / 60x60cm / Not for sale
![When we float March 2012 / Mixed media on panel / 60x60cm / Not for sale](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/47b5d06291c5cd5bccb269312f79aa2d/d6c3aebb-f3c0-4c5c-89cc-8b58affba27f_rw_1200.jpg?h=a1b452b4fec8dc3a0905d4090458ce73)
When we float March 2012 / Mixed media on panel / 60x60cm / Not for sale
![Desire is a dark continent / January 2012 / Mixed media on panel / 30x30cm](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/47b5d06291c5cd5bccb269312f79aa2d/01252d2c-ff61-45c3-97c8-248db9f3757f_rw_1200.jpg?h=b0d461612f98bf6a41a1d86946f3934b)
Desire is a dark continent / January 2012 / Mixed media on panel / 30x30cm
![Land of storms / March 2012 / Mixed media on panel / 56x76cm](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/47b5d06291c5cd5bccb269312f79aa2d/3a4e04be-98a2-4ecb-93c2-4b3c7d139bab_rw_1200.jpg?h=d3bf27c924a72c91475aa75f3549b269)
Land of storms / March 2012 / Mixed media on panel / 56x76cm
![Two worlds collide / March 2012 / Mixed media on panel / 56x76cm](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/47b5d06291c5cd5bccb269312f79aa2d/23cf92b2-e3b6-478c-b086-ea43fa8a4fdc_rw_1200.jpg?h=6d2158024d4e647103adb9fa590a0f21)
Two worlds collide / March 2012 / Mixed media on panel / 56x76cm
![Longing in the lines / January 2012 / Mixed media on panel / 30x30cm / Sold](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/47b5d06291c5cd5bccb269312f79aa2d/ec8e3212-0ede-48c6-b77b-eaca58683b47_rw_1200.jpg?h=57aa093cca25a5a9c5ecb041fbbac119)
Longing in the lines / January 2012 / Mixed media on panel / 30x30cm / Sold
![Out of the depths / January 2012 / Mixed media on panel / 30x30cm](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/47b5d06291c5cd5bccb269312f79aa2d/f1c14676-ec2b-47c2-819d-e6f6c306f6eb_rw_1200.jpg?h=233c00cc72a58157f9d28c11a0ed6343)
Out of the depths / January 2012 / Mixed media on panel / 30x30cm
![From distant shores / January 2012 / Mixed media on panel / 30x30cm](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/47b5d06291c5cd5bccb269312f79aa2d/76fc89fd-5a06-4cc9-9b35-57f96ad3ea65_rw_1200.jpg?h=5054e03f061b6a7986d996176160d7e3)
From distant shores / January 2012 / Mixed media on panel / 30x30cm
![Tranquility / January 2012 / Mixed media on panel / 30x30cm / Sold](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/47b5d06291c5cd5bccb269312f79aa2d/38acc2f3-5241-48a6-9827-8f2382469633_rw_1200.jpg?h=b0685e8323ba14736098d2614a588c54)
Tranquility / January 2012 / Mixed media on panel / 30x30cm / Sold
![Inside / February 2012 / Mixed media on panel / 60x60cm](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/47b5d06291c5cd5bccb269312f79aa2d/38fd9420-d1df-476e-b5d3-b2b0955d5de1_rw_1200.jpg?h=752ef9d33ab70faaee2e285af245c89d)
Inside / February 2012 / Mixed media on panel / 60x60cm
![Adrift / February 2012 / Mixed media on panel / 60x60cm / Sold](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/47b5d06291c5cd5bccb269312f79aa2d/a90f1417-c4c2-4e6a-8749-8bce1ee60ccf_rw_1200.jpg?h=d375f87461a80a1c55e199f04e0e88b3)
Adrift / February 2012 / Mixed media on panel / 60x60cm / Sold
![Breaking with the past / January 2012 / Mixed media on panel / 30x30cm / Sold](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/47b5d06291c5cd5bccb269312f79aa2d/487c7d1c-7efd-4acf-b3b2-ac52c45f2c93_rw_1200.jpg?h=2fb132f1278e08e5931550fc06739dcb)
Breaking with the past / January 2012 / Mixed media on panel / 30x30cm / Sold
![The only constant / February 2012 / Mixed media on panel / 30x30cm / Sold](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/47b5d06291c5cd5bccb269312f79aa2d/61c4b7e9-f7a4-47be-9a75-3dd06265f126_rw_1200.jpg?h=bd725813364bdec71648e1309fe8f88c)
The only constant / February 2012 / Mixed media on panel / 30x30cm / Sold
![Waiting / January 2012 / Mixed media on panel / 30x30cm / Sold](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/47b5d06291c5cd5bccb269312f79aa2d/1e9b9ba8-b9c5-4837-8145-03400a2e0f12_rw_1200.jpg?h=35925fb2cb778467d2395eb2ca1fa9d7)
Waiting / January 2012 / Mixed media on panel / 30x30cm / Sold
![Beyond measure / January 2012 / Mixed media on panel / 30x30cm / Sold](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/47b5d06291c5cd5bccb269312f79aa2d/cb27a7e9-be5f-4f64-89e1-c50b1a1b0595_rw_1200.jpg?h=eecfdd9cb0aeead5930400d6ec50fed8)
Beyond measure / January 2012 / Mixed media on panel / 30x30cm / Sold
![Pulled in its wake January 2012 / Mixed media on panel / 30x30cm / Sold](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/47b5d06291c5cd5bccb269312f79aa2d/ffbfcb40-244b-45c2-84e3-64b75bde729b_rw_1200.jpg?h=c1fe027a2cb90a45389e5de197647e81)
Pulled in its wake January 2012 / Mixed media on panel / 30x30cm / Sold
![Without moving / January 2012 / Mixed media on panel / 30x30cm](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/47b5d06291c5cd5bccb269312f79aa2d/5cd527b0-06dc-479a-b197-53447c08b92d_rw_1200.jpg?h=d174822dca5c506a3a9c65e8762f3aa2)
Without moving / January 2012 / Mixed media on panel / 30x30cm
![Reckoning / January 2012 / Mixed media on panel / 30x30cm](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/47b5d06291c5cd5bccb269312f79aa2d/240887c1-2b01-424f-9215-7aecf6361e47_rw_1200.jpg?h=051f58217a5b947c88e9070fc977e118)