Sense of Egypt I Painting

Catharina Bauer (b. Wikbro) is a professional artist with a studio outside Stockholm. She is happy to work in various techniques, currently mainly in acrylic and oil. Her motif is mostly abstract, and she works with openings in the picture room where she plays with depth, surfaces and graphic elements in rich color. She has participated in various separate, group and juryrated exhibitions and is publicly represented at Elite Adlon Hotel, CEREB clinic, Sophiahemmet, the Red Cross Hospital, and Ersta Hospice. In addition to her own painting, she also takes decor painting and interior design assignments in public and private environments. The artist about herself: "- Painting is my obvious means of expression, and some of the best hours of the day are clearly in the studio during the processes with my tablecloths - normally two or more at a time at the same time. The time at the easel or preferably a large canvas directly on the wall is intensive work. Afterward, I can be amazed at what I painted, how my different ideas found their way to the canvas, where the inspiration came from right here, etc. I guess I explore my inner landscapes - often quite abstract, but you can say that I "build image” in an almost architectural way and sometimes figures also appear. I probably get inspiration from all around. My first years I lived with my family (parents and four siblings) in northern Sweden, in southern. Lapland, and am partly of Sami origin. Over time I have realized that it has colored me more than I thought. There is a restlessness, a color range and a longing. At the age of five we moved to a suburb outside Stockholm where I then went to school, played basketball and of course painted a lot. During the years I have studied a lot; both two academic degrees in university (economics and marketing, and art history) as well as my art studies. Before I started working 100% with my art I worked as a marketing specialist for 15 years and then part time with interior decoration. For 20 years I have lived with my husband and two sons in a house just outside Stockholm. Love everyday life with painting, gardening, socializing and family life.