‘I wanted to paint an epic romance in the spirit of the Japanese prints: in the first canvas, the poet is about to embark on a challenging journey through a wintery landscape; in the second canvas, his lover reads a letter he has written to her, whilst behind her his epic journey is repeated in a print she has hung on her wall. Whether the lovers are parting or will soon be reunited remains unclear - I have a feeling that only the birds know how this story ends.’
‘I wanted to paint an epic romance in the spirit of the Japanese prints: in the first canvas, the poet is about to embark on a challenging journey through a wintery landscape; in the second canvas, his lover reads a letter he has written to her, whilst behind her his epic journey is repeated in a print she has hung on her wall. Whether the lovers are parting or will soon be reunited remains unclear - I have a feeling that only the birds know how this story ends.’