Unfortunately I missed posting in August. There was quite a bit happening including securing a solo show in February. I'm still working out the details, but I have already begun framing pieces that I plan to show. I'm actually speaking to other artists to share the space with. It's a large gallery and I could never fill the space by myself. Plus, I like working with other artists. I would like to collaborate on a joint project one day as well. For now though let's focus on the show! Only five months to go.
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| Loch-Elvert with her artwork. |
PK: Who are you and what do you do?
RLE: I am a painter, who occupied
herself since early childhood creating art mainly painting and drawing. I also
teach studio classes. Besides that I am a big animal lover.
PK: Why do you do what you do?
RLE: It is essential for me to create
and express myself through art.
PK: How do you work?
RLE: I paint continuously in my
studio, constantly trying to improve my art, to become more universal. I
overpaint a lot, my paintings are always changing.
The idea of
overpainting was interesting to me. I had interpreted this to mean she had a
tendency to overwork a painting. Something that I have found myself doing from
time to time. However, when I asked for clarification she responded:
RLE: I
mean to paint over existing colors and shapes. Oil paint is easy to use and
paint over or even mix on the canvas with other paint. I cannot see the 2
images.
PK: What themes do you pursue?
RLE: I try to
express spiritually through compositions of color combinations and shapes,
creating spaces, athmospheres. My themes are expressed visually and therefore
it would not be the same to express them verbally. I hope my art speaks to
others and evokes emotions and making sense to the viewer. I like to express something
sublime.
PK:
What’s integral to the work of an artist?
RLE:
I hope I will always be able to create art, paint, to have a space, and can
afford to rent a space and material.
PK:
What art do you most identify with?
RLE: . I admire a lot of different artists from different
time periods, from the Reneaissance to the Classical Period to Abstract
Expressionism (e.g. W. Turner, J. Constable, de Kooning, Arshile Gorki, Hans
Hoffman, and also admired Romaticism.
PK: How has your practice changed over time?
RLE: My themes have changed over time from figurative to
landscape to abstraction.
Originally influenced by German Expressionists while growing
up in Germany.
I extend my thanks
to Regina Loch-Elvert. It’s good for artists to interact with one another and
see some of the similarities and differences in how they practice and in what
they are thinking about. I was particularly struck with how Loch-Elvert
responded to the question of why she does what she does. She said that it was
“...essential for me to create and express myself…” a feeling that I also
share. As an artist I often feel like I have to create, it is a part of my
being and not something that I could give up. I don’t feel right if I am not
working on a painting, drawing, or a sketch of some kind. And it is very
reaffirming to know that there are those out there who share this same
experience.
My favorite
piece from her show follows.
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| "Old Woman"-2016 |
