After Hilma Painting

The Hilma in the title of this painting is the Swedish artist, Hilma af Klint. I had an incredible experience at her exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery in London a few years ago. It was one of those occasions when I walked into the gallery not knowing what I was going to see and I was absolutely arrested by the paintings I encountered. To the point that I knew they would affect me for a long time. As I learned more about her fascinating life, I felt some puzzle pieces of my own life fall into place. It might sound extreme but I felt connected to her as an artist and as a woman. For the purpose of this short description though, suffice it to say that it was the paintings themselves that impacted me with their confidence, their originality and their whisper of something supernatural. I was completely carried away and I have been such a fan of her work since discovering her in the gallery that day, that I can’t help but be influenced by her as a painter. I wasn’t thinking about her directly when painting this, but as the painting formed itself before my eyes, I was reminded of her series entitled ‘The Ten Large Ones’, with their gestural strokes, their curling almost calligraphic marks and their feminine energy and colour palette. I named the painting ‘After Hilma’ to both acknowledge the influence her work has had on me and to thank her. It is a remarkable and precious thing when we discover someone long gone who we sense may have been a friend or close connection.

Painting:Oil on Paper

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:49.2 W x 66.9 H x 0 D in

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