With her eyes closed and her long hair gently slung over one shoulder, Alma radiates silence and profundity. She is not absent but turned inwards, a woman who finds her strength in stillness.
The green colour, blended into something earthy and almost luminous, underlines her connection with what is natural. The fine textures recall breathing, waiting, knowing without words.
From the series 'Soft Power' a series of portraits in which the stratification of womanhood is central. Powerful and vulnerable at the same time, visible in posture, colour and texture. Each woman carries her own mood, but together they form a unity.
Ariska Keldermann-Simons is the owner of studio Flow Painting. Her intuitive mixed media works are colourful and layered, in which the essence of man is central... Read more…