erika hüsselmann

 When things get tough the tough gets going, I know. But what if it's so tough that no-one can get going under the weight of those things, tough or not? I have it all worked out: declutter! So out goes this piece of whatever it is - looks like a puzzle piece to me. Could this be one of those missing links from the past that I never understood? Or could it be something that needs to fall into place for someone else... a piece from a puzzle that lives somewhere else? Once the delivery is done several things could happen: More light where it used to sit. Free space. A new leaf and a new beginning. New discoveries, or maybe discoveries of other people's treasures that also need rehoming. It's not always easy, but the older I get, the more I realise that decluttering brings a new sense of freedom, of excitement and an energy injection. After all it's just stuff. Who wants to be a slave to stuff? I'm chipping away at my stash of stuff... join me! puzzle piece - charcoal,

  Aviana and friends - 102x76x38cm, mixed media by erika husselmann Meet 'Aviana and friends' - the latest work off my easel and the first finished one for 2024/2025. I am happy with this, it consists of layers and layers of paint, done on a recycled linen canvas, stretched and ready to hang. It's happily hanging on my wall for now, drying, waiting for the final coat of satin varnish. Five is the number of the birds in this painting, and also an interesting number indicated by a V in Roman numerals, after I II III IIII which all made sense.  google gives me this: 5 is the first congruent number, as well as the length of the hypotenuse of the smallest integer-sided right triangle, making part of the smallest Pythagorean triple (3, 4, 5). 5 is the first prime, and the first good prime. And that's not all... 5 is also a Fermat prime, a Mersenne prime exponent, as well as a Fibonacci number. I didn't get all of that, did you? I do love Fibonacci though.. then I found th

'hajulella' is about music among other things: making music, a simple melody, floating sounds like petals on water hajulella - acrylic on linen by erika hüsselmann This painting has all the elements that sing together at this time and in this space, composing form and shape harmony. There are elements that draw the eye, some texture and gold accents here and there. The gold is subtle and not visible without directional lighting. There is also something that suggests floating, but I'm damned if I can put a finger on it, a little bit of magic perhaps? It's one of the bigger canvases at 1020mm by 760mm by 33mm stretched. Ready to hang without framing. Available now at $3500 from the Gallery Helena Bay   my very favourite place to be.

floritura  - the florid embellishment of melodic lines, either notated by a composer or improvised during a performance - from the Glossary of music terminology Which is quite in line with this work which was improvised during a performance stretching over a number of days... floritura - acrylic on linen by erika husselmann So join me in casting off unnecessary or useless rules and rituals and create your own daily improvisations with the absolute knowledge that there is a bigger, perfect plan out there. I just need to turn up, 'do' the right thing and paint over my own imperfections that I can control. The rest? Let go and let God. I'm enjoying the process of this body of work that all seem to come from the same place of free expression in the shape of flower showers. Composing these has to do with shapes, colour and balance, which also links to the art of composing and making music, I think. floritura 1020mm x 760mm x 35mm Destroyed, sorry

phantasia - acrylic on linen by erika husselmann  When digging your heels into something fantastical, something that you love doing, it's easy to escape into a land of 'phantasia'... where colour is edible and may even suggest a fragrance or a feeling. It sounds like folly and totally doesn't make sense but strangely it may be the essence of that elusive thing that brings me back to painting time after time. So you dive into paints and brushes, and begin 'practising' on this luscious canvas, special, big, linen one. Many layers, as you chop and change and 'work' on building something. Over time it goes through an ugly duckling stage which results in a bit of hair-pulling, self-doubt and lots of unsavoury language which is better left untyped. But by my age I know that keeping going is all that counts. I've also learnt that there will come a moment where it feels just about right and then you quickly take a step back and plonk down the brush. 'Pha

adagio by erika hüsselmann adagio - acrylic on canvas 750 x 1000 x 30mm - framed includes white floating frame - total measurements are 753 x 1003 x 33mm There is something to say for doing things slowly, like taking your time when cooking a flavoursome meal or stew. It takes time to develop the flavour and the leftovers oftentimes taste better the day after. When a piece of music needs to be played 'adagio', one usually takes one's time too. Slow is beautiful. So it was with this painting. It took a long time to age and mature, it seasoned slowly. I am happy with the outcome and realise that time is luxury to be savoured.  Here's  Adagio by Albinoni The painting is framed in a white floating frame, sealed and ready to hang, and available directly from me  $2325

elixer - acrylic on linen by erika husselmann elixer   is one in a series of paintings practicing expressive marks, pushing to paint as free as I can manage. The viewer has the ultimate freedom to interpret this in their own way, in their own time. For me this painting recalls something that soothes the soul, that calms the waters. The colours remind me of cherry blossoms (I am full of hope that the lonely cherry tree I own will one day surprise me with a spray of blossoms, come on little cherry tree, you can do this) This is a message of hope and encouragement, a soothing balm, even though there is black in everything closeup of elixer Acrylic on linen, 761mm x 1016mm x 33mm sealed, stretched, hanging wire installed and ready to hang $2325 - available now from the Gallery Helena Bay , my very favourite place to be