Erdna Andre

Ever since I started painting, I have been fascinated by people. Faces can give rise to thousands of variations, and the slightest change in expression brings a completely different emotion.

Motivated by the desire to paint these expressions, I try to make visible the feelings that sometimes inhabit me.

What I try to capture in a portrait is the very essence of the subject, his thought. This emotion essentially passes through the gaze.

More recently my work has led me to paint the faces of famous and committed women and men. Thus by the magic of the brush and the line of the knife are born the emotions and the energy, to transmit through the force of a glance the life and the emotion of my models. This series of portraits is a tribute to the courage and struggle of those who fought for equal civil rights.

My vision for the future is to continue to explore this extraordinary universe that is painting while translating the emotion of my subjects.

I also wish to continue to transmit my knowledge and my know-how through the courses that I give in my workshop.