This painting is a central image in a series of paintings that I call: "Contemporary marriage frieze." In this series from 2015 - 2016. Here I focussed on the complexity of a modern family structure, where both husband and wife insist on both being independent and together and raise their children together under these rare circumstances.

With this painting, I wish to express the relation between this couple as a matter of being aware of when to open or close one's door. The title: "Times of ups and downs," relates to the promise we make to each other when we get married: That we will love each other in times of ups and downs.