Believe the Polar Bears by ART Eva Maria

These polar bears are the third in the series 'Animals are Wild'. I painted this work as I was struck by the beauty of the polar bears and the way they move, hunt, play and watch. I also worry about their existence and hope that they will be on the planet forever. This painting contains many layers and over time I have increasingly 'ordered' it to emphasize the message: they are in danger due to climate change and melting ice caps. At the same time I want to show their beauty in an aesthetic painting, so I used contours to 'protect' them and playful 'dripping' techniques. I am fascinated by wild animals, how they walk, look, the instinct and wisdom they have. I like to look at images, photographs and especially films in which you learn a lot about them and experience their beauty. It is frightening that some animals are threatened. I pay tribute to animals in this series of paintings. Not literally, realistically, but I give a personal interpretation. I show the feeling, pleasure and versatility that the animals give me by following my own 'instinct': painting with flowing brush strokes and special colour combinations. The painting has a direct, lively expression and has a lot of structure, layers and texture.

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ART Eva Maria is a specialist in personal art. Eva van den Hamsvoort graduated from the Academy of Visual Arts in Breda in 1993, she has been working as an artist ever since.
“My work consists of portraits, group portraits, landscapes, still lifes and abstract work. For the artworks I use different techniques: paint, pencil, photography and mixed media. Quiet, loose, but sometimes also tighter and more graphic. I want to capture a memory in the picture. That can be a reminder of a place I visited, a face, a symbol or a feeling. I like to work with different layers with which I build an image, so it is lived through and artistic. The aim is to create an aesthetic image that enters people in a pleasant, sometimes stimulating way. I make the artwork from myself, but is intended for someone else. The interesting thing is that you never know in advance where and to whom it ends up. Art is for everyone and gives something to think about and to have fun with. For work on the wall I made this special selection. I also work on assignment, especially portraits. I unravel a face to rebuild it so that the dynamics of the soul, the essence, become visible. Every time I deliver a portrait and the people are moved, I know that I have touched the essence. I hope you can find a work in my shop to transform a special space by a work of art from my hand. Enjoy watching!”

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