The Tinderbox painting is inspired by a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. It depicts a sleeping princess flying through the night landscape on a magical dog with eyes as big as teacups.

She flies after a soldier who has fallen hopelessly in love with her. Behind all the spells is a magical Tinder box that he got from an old witch.

The picture was painted using the technique of layered oil painting on a canvas stretched on an internal wooden frame.