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The textured white border around her ocean circle gives the whole thing a porthole quality, like you've caught a glimpse of something alive just below the surface. There's something quietly moving about a creature that small, holding that much presence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Hearts \u0026 Colors Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56690159583619,"sku":"dory","price":620.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/0089\/4595\/files\/IMG_6477_1.jpg?v=1763736691"},{"product_id":"summer-vibes","title":"Summer vibes","description":"\u003cp\u003eSummer Vibes is exactly what it sounds like — and I make no apology for that. A green heart, bold and slightly impudent, sitting square on a field of yellow so loud it almost hums. No backstory, no hidden meaning. Just two colors daring each other to shine brighter, and a heart caught right in the middle of it all. This one came from somewhere instinctive — brush in hand, no plan, just the feeling of warm air and too much light. Sometimes that's all you need. A reminder that joy doesn't require justification.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Hearts \u0026 Colors Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56693057454467,"sku":"summer-vibes","price":620.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/0089\/4595\/files\/summer-vibes.webp?v=1777798085"},{"product_id":"organic-power","title":"Organic Power","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrganic Power belongs to a series I've been quietly building around the idea of power — not the loud, fist-on-table kind, but the kind that grows from within, that pulses and spreads the way roots do through soil. This piece lives in my Studies collection because that's exactly where it belongs: somewhere between instinct and intention, between asking a question and sitting with the answer. 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The heart in the center is all energy — white, loose, almost vibrating — flanked by motion lines like it just landed or is about to launch. An animated love symbol, exactly as I intended. No overthinking. Just joy doing its thing at full speed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Hearts \u0026 Colors Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56874907632003,"sku":"patricks","price":620.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/0089\/4595\/files\/patricks.webp?v=1777798024"},{"product_id":"yo","title":"Yo","description":"\u003cp\u003eYo. That's the whole word — a greeting, a shout, a tap on the shoulder. I grabbed a black canvas and just let the line go where it wanted. No plan, no pressure. What came out was this loose, looping creature of a thing — a heart tangled up with something that looks like it might wave back at you. The blue against all that black hits like neon on a night street. It's a doodle that forgot to stop, and honestly I love it for that. Some of the best things I've made started exactly like this — with nothing to prove.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Hearts \u0026 Colors Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57945775079811,"sku":"yo","price":780.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/0089\/4595\/files\/yo.portrait.webp?v=1777798116"},{"product_id":"meet-oskar","title":"Meet Oskar","description":"\u003cp\u003eMeet Oskar. He showed up one day — round, wide-eyed, slightly bewildered — and I knew immediately he was mine. There's something about a penguin holding a heart that cuts right through all the noise. He's not trying to be sophisticated. He's just standing there, on a patch of earth under an open sky, offering everything he's got. That big red heart isn't a gesture — it's a statement. Oskar is my friend, my creation, and in many ways my alter ego: a little awkward, completely sincere, and absolutely unapologetic about how much he cares. This painting is part of my Studies collection — a space where I let things happen without a plan. Oskar happened. I'm glad he did.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Hearts \u0026 Colors Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57947022786947,"sku":"meet-oskar","price":780.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/0089\/4595\/files\/meet-oskar.webp?v=1777797901"},{"product_id":"nature-s-power","title":"Nature's power","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere's something almost primal about this one. No plan, no agenda — just a red heart exploding against a field of wild, swirling green. The brushwork behind it isn't background; it's energy. It moves like wind through tall grass, like something alive and untamed pushing the heart forward. I let the canvas breathe and this is what came out. Pure. Loud. Unapologetic. Nature doesn't ask for permission, and neither does love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Hearts \u0026 Colors Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57947022950787,"sku":"nature-s-power","price":780.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/0089\/4595\/files\/nature-s-power.webp?v=1777797913"},{"product_id":"peace-and-dove","title":"Peace and Dove","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere are symbols so old they've almost lost their meaning — and then you actually paint one, and you feel why it stuck around for thousands of years. This is Peace and Dove, a study that surprised me with its own quiet insistence. The white bird rises through a soft, cloud-washed sky, an olive branch held forward like an offering, not a trophy. I kept the strokes loose, almost ethereal — I wanted the dove to feel like it was dissolving into the light, becoming part of it rather than just flying through it. Sometimes the oldest ideas are the ones most worth saying again. Loudly. Tenderly. Without irony.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Hearts \u0026 Colors Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57947023540611,"sku":"peace-and-dove","price":780.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/0089\/4595\/files\/peace-and-dove.webp?v=1777798029"},{"product_id":"spacelight","title":"Spacelight","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome paintings begin without a plan — just a need to put something down and see where it goes. Spacelight came out of that kind of restlessness. Two spheres, two squares, a void between them. The large one burns — all orange and gold, like a sun that's been carrying heat for a billion years. The small one drifts in its shadow, silver and quiet, catching just enough light to be seen. I wasn't thinking about the universe when I started. By the time I finished, I couldn't think about anything else. There's something in that distance between the two that feels deeply human — the longing to be closer to the warmth, the acceptance of being where you are. Oil on canvas, painted in 2015, and still one of those pieces I return to when I need to remember what it feels like to paint without a net.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Hearts \u0026 Colors Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57947023835523,"sku":"spacelight","price":780.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/0089\/4595\/files\/spacelight.webp?v=1777798037"},{"product_id":"tervuren-pt-1","title":"Tervuren Part 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery artist has a first painting. This is mine. 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