Space 2
Waterway Rambles
Birgit Kreuzkamp
Exhibition dates. 17 - 28 Nov 2021
Opening night. Thu 18 Nov 2021, 6 - 8pm
For my recent works, I have taken inspiration from nature along suburban creeks and rivers. The strange circumstances of Corona isolation caused large swathes of our population to seek consolation and invigoration from walks and rambles in whatever natural surroundings close to home. My Oil on Canvas paintings originate from innumerable healing walks. The results refer to observed environments, while expressing interior worlds. My paintings evolve, layer after layer, in response to changing emotional states and thought processes. I recall places and times, and personal connections in interior dialogue.
Usually, I choose a photographic image from one of my walks to give me a composition framework and colour reference. However, I do not aim to paint a particular scene, but explore the depiction of natural elements to serve my personal interpretation of the challenges and rewards of life.
I invite viewers to identify their own memory traces.
