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INGEBORG HERCKENRATH, ARTIST

MASTERS GALLERY highlights weekly art works by prominent artists. Ingeborg Herckenrath gets her inspiration mainly from people, culture and travel. With her expressive painting technique, she creates dynamic works that focus on beauty. Meanwhile, her art hangs at home and abroad and she has shone in the television program Stars on the canvas.Text: Larissa Schaule Jullens
Image: Ingeborg Herckenrath

Stars on the canvas: Eva

The portrait of Eva Jinek was created especially for the program Stars on the Canvas. This painting technique captures small nuances in their facial expressions in a monumental way. The portrait of Eva Jinek was created with a powerful and expressive use of color: this takes the painting to another dimension. Furthermore, I incorporated some characteristics of her personality and her past into the painting. Eva discusses current affairs daily in her program. I referred to this by incorporating newspaper as a base on the ground. I put a thick layer of paint over this, but in a few places the newspaper remains visible. Over the entire composition I incorporated the flag of her native country America and the flag of the homeland of her parents Czech Republic. Of both countries I pasted the national anthem and some typical images such as the Statue of Liberty. The name of her little son can also be seen. With gold leaf I accentuated Eva's blond hair. Maxima I deliberately painted up close so that I could properly capture her expression and personality. Again, I used expressive colors and accentuated her blonde hair with gold leaf. In the background I incorporated the colors of the Argentine Pampas and Andes.

Wondering

I have a great passion for color, design and artistic designs. From an early age, I had the urge to express myself creatively. I like to work intuitively and also like to experiment. I do make a plan and composition first and only then do I let the paint do its thing. This gives each work of art a unique execution of technique, but it always remains in harmony with what it should radiate. So in combination with my preparatory work, this gives spontaneity on the one hand and accuracy on the other. In my large portraits I omit recognizable lines so that only color and shape remain. This creates large abstract parts. As a whole, I look for positive emotion and energy that touches me. The large format of my paintings creates a strong eloquence in the spaces where they hang. The theme of this work Wondering is the relationship between people. Sometimes you wonder where you stand and this reflection can help you back to the next step in your life.

Floral Motion

In this painting I use bright colors that I process with my own painting technique. As the basis of this work I have taken the flowers of the old masters. I have adapted these in an expressive way to my own technique. Besides brushes, I also use other tools and materials to process the paint. The enrichment of colors is not limited, creating a strong visually dynamic image. This contrasts with the neutral eye look of the model. For me, this is synonymous with the layering of emotions in people. From the outside it is impossible to judge what is going on in the head. Behind a neutral gaze can be a volcano of feelings with desires, doubt, uncertainty and love.