The first theories about colour were by the Greek philosopher Aristotle, who maintained that the two principal "colours" were white and black - light and its absence - and that all colours derived from one of the four elements: air, water, earth and fire. In my most recent collection, whilst these emotive works are gestural in their abstraction they are also inspired by still-life. The viewers field of vision appears limitless and the broad, waxy surfaces hold and reflect the changing light of day. Each painting's effects dissolves between surface and depth, between near and far, between the landscape and the atmosphere. Close up, the flowers disappear in the nearly illegible brushstrokes; far away, they resemble rolling fields.

This series is primarily about using colour and the physical qualities of a medium to express your feelings about the subject rather than simply describing it in a naturalistic fashion. Everything around us is a highly fluid and ambiguous construction of beautiful lines, magical strokes and clever hues that fade in and our of our sight. This collection depicts the natural beauty of flowers, their vibrant colours, and the miracle of light.

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Areej Rajab