I don’t remember when I first started painting – which probably means I was very young. I’ve barely stopped ever since, though my preferences shifted over time. As a child, I was focused on realism, trying to draw the things around me as precisely as possible. These days, I’ve found a new kind of freedom in painting. I focus on people and faces because I never really know what kind of character I am creating until the very last minute – and that’s the beauty of it.