Original artwork description:

Streams of emerald and green form a beautiful ribbon of colour fluttering so high above the arctic sky. Blushed tints of blue can also be seen, and illuminates dreamy reflections in the winter snow. This is the beautiful Aurora, that shines in the sky on a few lucky nights. She dances and swirls, beckoning us all to join in.

By building up many layers of texture and colour, using brushes and palette knives, Angelika creates a rich surface and vibrant relationships between random shapes and deliberate markings in her work. She also uses charcoal and oil pastels to heighten the botanical impressions and create depth and movement in her paintings. The drips in Angelika’s work illustrate the endless cycle of growth and decay in organic structures, which again is a reflection of life itself.

The botanical forms on the canvas are inspired by flowers but in an abstract way in order to create a visual language that gives the viewer room for their own interpretations and dialogues. There is a constant awareness in her work to create translucency and light within the paintings and to show the ethereal beauty of nature.

Materials used:

Acrylic, Watercolour & Charcoal

Tags: