He Loves Me & He Loves Me Not
He Loves Me and He Loves Me Not are a paired collection of textured abstract paintings created with white, grey, and blush pink acrylic paints layered over a heavily plastered canvas surface.
Designed as companion works, the paintings explore balance, contrast, and emotional duality through subtle colour and richly tactile textures.
Created specifically for the Camerich Swiss Cottage showroom, the pair were intended to sit above two blush-pink Noble lounge chairs, introducing warmth and softness into Samuel’s predominantly monochromatic collection for the space. While Samuel’s previous showroom works focused on restrained neutral palettes, these paintings mark his first introduction of colour in the series, with delicate blush-pink tones woven through the textured surfaces to create a refined yet expressive focal point.
Across both works, thick layers of plaster and paint create an almost sculptural quality, with fractured horizontal bands of pink emerging through cool whites and greys like exposed layers beneath weathered stone. Flecks and splatters of colour soften the composition, bringing movement and spontaneity to the otherwise minimal palette. The dialogue between the two paintings reflects the sentiment behind their titles — complementary opposites that feel interconnected yet distinct.
Together, He Loves Me and He Loves Me Not embody Samuel’s ongoing exploration of texture, materiality, and atmosphere, while introducing a more romantic and playful tonal direction within his abstract practice.
He Loves Me, and He Loves Me Not measures 40 cm × 50 cm and is presented within a black-stained oak frame measuring 43 cm × 53 cm × 3.5 cm.