Location: Germany
Born in Daun in the Eifel in 1974 and discovered as an artist as a teenager, Hella Ridder received individual support early on and was accompanied in her personal development until around 2001 by the German artist H. Roetter.
The artist turned to abstract painting as an emotionally and intuitively guided means of expression as early as this first creative period.
On the solid foundation of artistic training, an individual style and characteristic style quickly developed, which are based on the continuous development of new forms of expression and experiences with the aim of constantly changing artistic creation in abstraction. The observation of nature as well as the observation of human emotionality as a source of inspiration remain constant companions.
The artist, whose works are presented both internationally and nationally and are in demand by art collectors, now lives at Lohe Castle in Werl, Germany.
“Landscape and Light”
Landscape and light – two states and places full of power and poetry that can reveal our innermost being.
Every light immerses the landscape in front of my eyes in a constantly new magical moment... I pause, discover, sense - until nature itself grants me entry into my unconscious in this unique interaction...
I recognize my potential, feel my inner strength with the intensity of the sunlight on my skin, find myself and redesign...
My series “Landscape and Light” invites you as a viewer into the magic of this moment.
Landscape and light – two states and places full of power and poetry that are able to unlock my innermost being.
For me, nowhere can the forces of nature be felt more sensually, movingly and beautifully than in the dynamics and uniqueness of the waterfall. The power and energy born from this powerful play of water and light touch me deeply and directly, because dynamism, power and calm are rarely so balanced and interwoven in a single natural spectacle. In this contemplation I find myself and at the same time I decipher my unconscious, hidden powers... I let myself get involved, become one with my intuition and my potential flows freed back into my reality...
The autumn wind mixes with rain in the first winter mist... a stormy autumn day that fills me with all its strength inside, a mixture of transience, rising wildness, the scent of damp autumn leaves, the promise of winter and contemplation and yet filled with unbridled life that burns itself into every fiber of my being and carries me along and makes me feel: Yes, I am here - I am living this moment with every fiber of my being and carrying this through the promisingly approaching winter of meditation into a next, new spring. .. The autumnal sadness that I feel inside is filled with the irrepressible power of life within myself.
The work of art itself fascinates with the virtuoso transitions between flowing gray, yellow, white and brown tones paired with a skillfully applied style that gives the painting an impressive dynamic.
I always pay special attention to the diverse details of the work of art, work in different, mostly wet layers of paint, and consciously combine brush and Spartet techniques.
I always use acrylic paints with high color intensity and durability. A matte varnish preserves the beauty of the painting on the canvas.
The artwork, painted on a 3D-stretch frame is additional fitted with a white shadow gap frame and a high-quality suspension on the frames back
“Waterfall of Light”
“Stormy Autumns Day”
