Hiraeth

Oil paintings exploring memory, longing, and the idea of home…

Hiraeth is a series of oil paintings inspired by the Welsh word for a deep longing for home—whether remembered, imagined, lost, or never fully known.

About the Series

It speaks to a universal human experience: the desire for a place of belonging, comfort, and peace that often feels just out of reach.

The landscapes in this series are not meant to depict a specific location, but rather an emotional one. Through loosely rendered ponds, trees, and shifting light, the paintings reflect the way certain places live within us—shaped as much by memory and feeling as by reality.

Nature becomes a vehicle for this longing. Each painting holds a quiet tension between presence and absence, familiarity and distance, inviting a personal connection rather than a fixed interpretation.

This work is an exploration of how we carry the idea of home within us—how it evolves, eludes us, and continues to shape our sense of self.