Original artwork description:

This painting is inspired by the beautiful song “Forest Floor” by Ocie Elliott.
The lyrics focus around the idea of escaping from the modern world and returning to nature. The repetition of the phrase "Let me down easy baby, lay me down on the forest floor" throughout the song creates a sense of comfort and familiarity, as if the forest floor is a place of solace and tranquillity. The description of the river and sun creates a vivid image of a beautiful and peaceful natural setting.

Forest Floor
Song by Ocie Elliott

Let me down easy, baby
Lay me down on the forest floor
Let me down easy, baby
Lay me down on the forest floor
When I came to, it was you talking to me
Dialect in a mess, but you had this tone
Sounded like a please, please, baby
Anticipation took over the conversation
Snap back, are you still with me, honey?
I missed what you said, but I think I know
How can I put this to you plainly?
It really feels like we've been here before
Let me down easy baby, lay me down on the forest floor

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 watercolour and oil pastels to heighten the 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.

Materials used:

Acrylic Paint, Watercolour & Oil Pastels

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