Rachelle Krieger

Take Nothing for Granted, multicolored abstracted landscape painting, forest

2019

Framed size: 35" x 27" During these difficult times I have been finding respite and refuge in nature, once again painting outdoors, after many years of working predominantly in the ...

The artist activates her landscapes with sensuous applications of pigment. She layers bold hues and constructs rhizomatic forms—then interrupted by intuitive streaks of spray paint. ...

During these difficult times I have been finding respite and refuge in nature, once again painting outdoors, after many years of working predominantly in the studio. It has been heal...

Acrylic, spraypaint, oilbar, oil on linen Faint signature at bottom center of painting in silver. See photo. During the days of painting en plein air, Krieger describes how she began to dream about painting while sleeping, and thus turned those night visions into this series of night time paintings. In these, we see the landscape transformed into a dream-like setting. These surrealist imaginings of the natural world place Krieger’s paintings within a cohort of contemporary women painters reimagining the tradition of the landscape genre, such as Shara Hughes...

Skadi Engeln, a Berlin- and France-based artist, studied sculpture at FH Ottersberg with Robert van de Laar and painting with Michael Kohr and Hermanus Westendorp. Her work has been exhibited in numerous solo and group shows in cities like Berlin, Düsseldorf, Paris, New York, and more, and is part of international collections. Engeln explores landscape as a dynamic, ever-changing entity dissolving into light, water, and weather, only to reassemble itself. Like painting, landscapes blur the line between the visible and the hidden, revealing deeper truths in their transitions. The horizon plays a central role in her work, both separating and connecting what lies above and below, the seen and the concealed. Rather than decoding these layers, she preserves their mystery and beauty. Since 2001, she has focused on abstract landscape painting. Her recent works depict landscapes veiled by lines, stripes, and distortions, creating a sense of distance, like reflections in a train window...

Forest Walk [2021] original oil on wood Image size: H:53 cm x W:46 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:53 cm x W:46 cm x D:3cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look During this last year I've been learning about the benefits of the Japanese practice of shinrin yoku, or Forest Bathing. Its no surprise that being in nature is good for both physical and mental wellbeing and to me this painting captures the sights, sounds and smells of the forest. Claire Chandler...