When Sami Havia begins a new painting or drawing, he sets the basis for a color palette and improvises. Without further planning or design, he takes the colors and starts drawing forms and playing with shapes. Whether on paper or canvas, he draws—even when he paints. He utilizes brushes, colored pencils, acrylics, oil paint, pastels, and sticks. Havia’s aesthetic is lush, frisky, and chaotic. Yet, his work becomes organically organized. His works are dynamic, with each supporting element on a mission to harmonize. He does not work with themes but with shapes, forms, movement, and growth. He’s drawn to soft and gentle things: beauty but also the grotesque.