Marleen Pauwels

Everyone sees what you seem, few experience what you are

Art has always been a necessity for me. Being able to lose myself in the creative process is more important to me than anything else.

The human figure is a constant presence in my work, emerging from my fascination with the fragility of the human condition. Over the years my style has evolved using various media including etching, drawing, collage and oil paint. Currently, I have created my own distinctive form of expression with the use of mixed media on panel. My application of colour has been inspired by the natural earth pigments I have discovered during my many travels throughout Spain.

The ‘wall’ often figures as the background of my images. I create these walls using different layers of newsprint, sand and oilpaint, always leaving carefully chosen textlayers visible.
Once my foundation has been established, I draw my elongated, almost transparent human figures. The juxtaposition of these figures within the environment becomes my statement. I know my work is finished when it moves me in every way.