Elise is mysterious and present in her own quiet way.
Her head slightly bowed, her gaze just past you. As if she sees what is not yet visible.
The blue tones around her give a sense of depth and stillness. In the mandala-like structures and soft contours, there is a calm mystery, a whisper of something old and wise.
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…