Claudia Erbelding

The Early Years

Early in my career, I focused on science, studying biology, concluding my scientific career with a postdoctoral position. To realize our dream of a self-sufficient lifestyle, my husband and I purchased a 19th-century farmhouse in Bavaria. We taught ourselves the necessary skills and labored for more than 30 years to complete the extensive renovation. We learned about raising vegetables and children. In addition, I worked in a variety of positions including content manager and web designer.

Beginnings of my Artistic Exploration

In my spare time, I took my first art class in nude portraiture. From then on, I continued to attend courses and improve my painting skills. Beginning with acrylic, then transitioning to oil on canvas, my formats grew larger with each painting. My topics focused on humans and nature. Being surrounded by the natural and spiritual beauty of the Bavarian countryside and European landscapes has been a source of inspiration for my art.

The Painting Process

When I find a natural place that captures my imagination, I snap a photo. Back at home, I use Photoshop to create a collage with the landscape as a background and add, inspirited by feelings evoked by the landscape a figure and oth...

waal (germany, 2007 )
dachau "wasserturm" (germany, 2008)
landsberg "saeulenhalle" (germany, 2008)
denklingen "kunst in meinem garten" (germany, 2009)
landsberg "sparkasse" (germany, 2010, 2014)
sommerakademie landsberg (germany, 2009, 2010, 2012 )
denklingen "kunst in meinem garten" (germany, 2014g)
lange Kunstnacht landsberg (germany, 2014)
sparkasse diessen (germany, 2015 )
juliet donkare shop augsburg (germany, 2017)
art innsbruck (austria, 2018 )
kunstschimmer Ulm (germany, 2018)
artbox project New york (U.S.A., 2018)
art berlin (germany, 2018)
orangerie munich (germany, 2018)