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Earth Mother
1m x 70 cm
To me
the female figure is the origin of love.
I purposefully drew her in the nude because that
brings out the essence of her being. In her
hands
she holds the man figure. From her body through
her arms into her hands
and into the “sun man” flows her energy and
love. Out of the sun the love energy flows into
the love pool from where it flows onto the
flowers which are symbols of children. The
drawer is a hiding place for all her inner
feelings and secrets.
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Staircase of Life
1m x 70 cm
In “Staircase
of life” the house symbolizes a
place of love and harmony. Out of the
door springs a dark stream of love water
which runs down the staircase and each step,
symbolizing a different stage of life. It
finally
flows into the pond of life.
The two figures show the
relationship between man and woman. I wanted
to use the trees in such a way that they
give
a feeling of protection.
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The Guardians
1m x 70 cm
In “The
Guardians” I was inspired by a
destination
in Mozambique. The African chair does exist
but I added a carved cross opening which
symbolizes the life force – “Creator”. The
shell
being very fragile symbolizes the delicate
balance in
nature. The three guardians who are part of the
dunes
is the manifestation of the life force.
They also bring
out the sensuous and voluptuous shadows and
shapes of the dunes always in a state of change. |
Soul of the Tree
1m x 70 cm
“
Soul of the tree “Here my
intention was to bring out the ancient
and mystic relationship between the
elephant and the baobab tree.
The elephant moves into the picture from
left to right almost shadowy
like and manifest itself in the tree
where it becomes the soul of the tree
and moves out again on its
endless journey.It was also my intention
to make the elephant part of the
surrounding landscape – there is no end
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Dreambed
1m x 70 cm
In
“Dreambed” we have a female figure laying
under a leafy cloth. I drew it in such a way to
give a feeling of lightness, almost transparent
as if she is afloat,
surrounded by the universe. In her left hand she
holds flowers that are an anchor to her life on
earth.The tree
in the center is a tombstone, in this case a
tombstone with birds symbolizing happiness and
contentment. I would like to end by saying that
all these drawings
gave me the utmost pleasure to draw, and besides
the symbolic meaning of each I still had to draw
them in a
balanced way, with the different tonal values
and contrasts. |
