Original artwork description:

As the air is warming up for summer the elusive bluebell comes out to play, creating a carpet of delicious shades of blue. It is lovely to walk in the stunning bluebell woods in Hampstead Heath, London, and the woodlands look magical when covered in a pretty cobalt carpet of beautiful blue flowers.

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 and Charcoal

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