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The “Watercolours” series is an exploration of circumstance and a declaration of love to color. How does something formless and clear become so detailed and vibrant? It is “a sea of glass mingled with fire,” much like our souls, reflecting its depth and situation as an ever-moving mirror.
Painted with multiple layers of oil, the represented colors themselves take on the elusive nature of water, interacting with the ambient light to create an image that moves and relates.
Adrienne Egger was born in Colorado, raised between Portland, Oregon and Kansas City and studied in Boston and Salzburg, Austria, where she has been living with her husband and 2 children since.
A self-taught painter, Adrienne selects images that celebrate color, magnify nuances of a shape and form and challenge perceptions of the seemingly banal. She is fascinated by cultural subtleties and the international fashion of aesthetics that exudes playfulness into contemporary art. It is the tight rope between pop culture and nostalgia, timeless craftsmanship and modern technology that inspires and challenges Adrienne’s creative eye.