My art is my connection to the soul and beauty of all living beings. Art is love made visible. To me, life is about the freedom to be passionate and to have respect and unconditional love towards people, animals, nature and the world around me.
Growing up in an artistic family in Munich, Germany, I studied many art movements. The vivid color combinations and strong messages of the Expressionist Movement, as well as the sculptures of the Italian sculptor, Marino Marini, have had a great influence on me. If I had to describe my art it would be "expressionistic". I studied Art in Germany under my father’s guidance and later acquired a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at Concordia University in Montreal with a major in sculpting and painting.
I am happy and satisfied with a painting when the subjects have come alive. Using acrylic paint on canvas gives me the perfect medium to express myself. I always start with painting the eyes and once I have discovered their secret, the rest follows by itself. I often feel that my hand is guided when I paint or sculpt, and many times the result is a surprise. Often, the reason I undertake a painting is because I am inspired by the beauty of the subject.
Being a sculptor, the figures I paint have a tendency to be three dimensional. The creation of movement and tension in a sculpture is what excites me the most. I have worked in wood, cement fondu, resin, metal and lately, I have discovered "Winterstone", which gives me a wide range of possibilities.
Most recently, I started a series of paintings depicting endangered animals to voice my concern. As I have grown as an artist, my work has become an essential part of my being.
Eva-MariaAlbrecht-Hoedeman Artist Painting and Sculpture Born in Frankfurt, Germany
Education High School - Munich, Germany 1952 - 1962
La Gare de la Culture, Pointe Fortune, Quebec 2010
Skelly Gallery, St. Eugene, Ontario 2010
Three Owls Gallery, Vankleek Hill, Ontario 2011
Stone Gallery, Pontiac, Ontario, 2012
Centre Culturel Le Chenail, Winner of "Banner" Competition, Hawkesbury, Ontario 2012
Skelly Gallery - Garden Show St. Eugene Ontario 2013
Arbor Gallery - Eros Vankleek Hill, Ontario 2014 Solo shows Gallery Hippo Campus, Elgin, Quebec 1992 – 1998
Arbor Gallery, Paintings and Sculptures, Vankleek Hill, Ontario 2012
Gallery Hippo Campus Vankleek Hill, Ontario
Centre Culturel Le Chenail Sculptures and Paintings Hawkesbury Ontario 2013 Commissions Ceramic Wall 8’x16’ Entrance Hall of Le Tournesol Apartment building, Montreal, Quebec 1976
Competition winner design of a fountain sculpture Rembrandt Parc, Cote St.Luc, Quebec 1980
Illustrations for two children’s educational books published in Germany 1999 and 2010
Sculpture "Horse with Woman - A Special Bond", private collection, Vankleek Hill, Ontario 2013
Sculpture “Exuberant Colt 2”, Le Chenail Hawkesbury, Ontario 2014