WENDY LAMMERSCHAAG, ARTIST

MASTERS GALLERY highlights art works by prominent artists every week. After Wendy Lammerschaag was diagnosed with MS in 2019, she decided to pursue her long-cherished dream of making the world a bit more beautiful through her art.

In MASTERS GALLERY are published weekly art works by prominent artists. After Wendy Lammerschaag was diagnosed with MS in 2019, she decided to pursue her long-cherished dream: making the world a bit more beautiful with her art. Text: Larissa Schaule Jullens
Image: Wendy Lammerschaag

You Can Do This Collection

“Depth and color are paramount in my abstract works. I first put together a color palette and then start working with it. I give meaning to the painting with color and shape. When painting abstract work, I look for the perfect balance between color, contrast and depth. When I am working on an abstract work, I become completely absorbed in a world of colors and shapes. While painting I often get a feeling about the painting and I then attach a suitable title to it. All titles in this collection have a empowerment meaning. Just like this painting, this one bears the name A Shot Of Love. This work was the last I added to the collection. It represents my love for painting. For this collection I was inspired by man's vision of life and light. I find it breathtaking to see what light can do with color and shape.”

Goodbye Angelina

“Nothing is as changeable as a cloud. Without you realizing it, it changes structure, color and shape. That is often exactly the case in life. For me, a cloud is the most abstract form of realistic art, because you can see whatever you want in it. After I found out I had MS in 2019, my world was turned upside down. I spent days on the couch and entertained myself watching clouds. Goodbye Angelina is one of the first clouds I painted. I wanted to create a kind of dream world where everything was possible and would feel soft. And so the first one became fluffy cloud “born”! When I paint clouds, I really imagine myself in a soft cloud world. At that moment I feel and think of nothing else. Painting clouds works for me as a kind of pause button with which I temporarily stop the world. I want the viewer to feel like he or she is among the clouds.”

Fluorescent Dream

“This is one of my more recent works. I painted a cloud from calm color tones, alternating with a soft purple glow. I created depth in the painting with the fluorescent pink color that I used behind the dark mass of clouds. It gives the illusion that there is more to see behind this cloud. To paint my clouds I work with pigments, acrylic paint and mediums. When I start working on a cloud, I often don't know in advance how I want it to be in detail. I am guided by my feelings. This often results in warm colors, but sometimes also a cool color palette as shown in this cloud. As for the shape, sometimes I want a playful shape with busy contours and other times I go for a calm shape. In my cloud paintings I portray what I felt during the period I painted it. I rarely reveal the meanings of my clouds. I prefer to see the viewer give it their own meaning.”

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