The Story Behind: You Are All I Need
A painting born from a whisper, a flower, and a moment of courage.
I had just returned from a journey.
My suitcase heavy, my body tired – and then I stopped.
There, by the river Neckar, something caught my eye:
Tiny white blossoms.
So small, and yet so loud in their quietness.
I didn’t know their name, but they called me to pause.
So I picked them.
I laid them out to dry.
It felt like the right moment. I didn’t know why.
A few days later, walking home from the studio – again, heavy with work and thoughts – I saw them:
Two Japanese women in traditional garments, photographing each other beneath the spring light.
There was something still, almost ceremonial, about them.
And inside me, a voice:
„Ask them.“
My mind resisted – no time, no reason.
But my heart knew: Now or never.
I asked. They smiled. They said yes.
I took the photo. Just one.
And from that moment, the painting began.
Back in the studio, with the white flowers now dry, I started.
Two women, walking toward the moon.
One wore green. The other, violet.
The image almost painted itself.
But after pouring the resin, something unexpected happened:
The violet… vanished.
The color disappeared.
Not faded – gone.
No explanation. No logic.
And yet:
The painting had made a choice.
As if the fabric chose the moon.
As if the story knew itself better than I did.
Later I looked up the name of the flower:
Schlingknöterich.
In many cultures, it stands for resilience, adaptability, silent strength.
It grows through cracks, wraps around obstacles, connects what seems separate.
Sometimes it’s even seen as a symbol of devotion.
And somehow, all of that lives in this painting.
Two women,
One moment of courage,
One flower,
And the quiet knowledge:
You are all I need.
The artwork exists.
And soon, the video will follow.
A deeper dive into what moved me, what appeared, and what this painting continues to whisper.
Until then –
let the image speak.