erika hüsselmann

 As things go, studies and experiments are part of the process. So here we are, 8 specific watercolour studies into this never-ending love affair with watercolour and paper. Only this time I got to play with cold wax as well - what a heavenly tactile medium! These are all slightly smaller than A4, mounted on press board, sealed with cold wax, buffed and ready to hang. Would love to know what you think... Untitled I by Erika Husselmann - watercolour on Fabriano, cold wax  SOLD      Untitled II by Erika Husselmann - watercolour/collage on Fabriano, cold wax  SOLD Untitled III by Erika Husselmann - watercolour/collage on Fabriano, cold wax  $110 Untitled IV by Erika Husselmann - watercolour/cold wax on Fabriano  $110 Untitled V by Erika Husselmann - watercolour/cold wax on Fabriano  SOLD Untitled VI by Erika Husselmann - watercolour/cold wax on Fabriano  SOLD Untitled VII by Erika Husselmann - watercolour/cold wax on Fabriano  SOLD Unt...

  Aviana by Erika Husselmann 102x76x38, mixed media on linen  Aviana I have painted Aviana (guardian of the birds) a few times now, always including birds, some mythical, some invented, non-existent, but this time four white doves made their presence known. I love doves, their melancholy coos, their gentle ways. A Barbary dove visited us a few years back - a slightly hanging left wing, a wonky toe, all functional and perfectly healed but clearly identifiable. I thought it might have been hand-reared and would eat from my hand after getting used to my voice. Every morning it would walk in the back door, cooing like I didn't own a cat. One day it returned with a lady friend, as if to introduce her to us and say good-bye at the same time. It returned only once more the following day, leaving some twigs as a gift. I fed it one last time and that was it. Bird was off to a new exciting life.  I still miss it - a chance encounter with a very special Barbary dove, and can't help ...