i think that's hot, like, somebody murdering me

Oh, I just realized I can upload videos here! So I made a special one for you.This is one of my favorite paintings -Aurora. And she’s a little unusual because my northern lights are pink.You can see part of the process in the video. I used masking tape to create some of the shapes, fluorescent pigments mixed with a fluid gel medium, and phosphorescent paints that absorb light and glow in the dark.That’s probably what I love most about paintings like this: they never look exactly the same.In daylight, you see one painting.

Under blue or UV light, the colors suddenly change and become incredibly intenseAnd when the room finally goes dark, the stars begin to glow on their own.It feels like having a tiny piece of night sky living on the wall.

If you want to try something similar yourself, I should probably warn you: I used quite a ridiculous collection of materials for this one. You absolutely don’t need all of them. Start with a few fluorescent colors, a good gel medium and maybe one glow-in-the-dark pigment. Experiment and see where it takes you.

Sometimes the most interesting part of painting is discovering what materials can do when you stop using them in the most obvious way.