Downpour Is a Sort of Blue Fire

I've used layers of blue and green to create this feeling of being surrounded by water, both in the air and on the ground. The dark shapes could be land, or they could be heavy rain clouds – I like that ambiguity.

For me, rain is a kind of blue fire. It's got this energy to it, the way it transforms everything it touches. In this painting, I wanted to show how rain can blur the lines between earth and sky, making everything feel fluid and changeable.

I build up these paintings with thin layers of oil paint, letting each layer interact with the ones below. It's a slow process, but it helps me capture that sense of water and light constantly shifting.

This piece is about that feeling of being in a familiar place made strange by rain and sudden sunlight. It's an attempt to show how alive and electric the world can feel in those in-between moments.