Statement


Gabriele Prill's paintings tell stories out of life in lovable details, often with fine irony, transporting moods and describing situations. Since the paintings are just a moment out of the story it is very important to the artist that the viewer puts his own fantasy into the beginning and end of the story. "I do not want to restrict people to my views, taking their chance to build multiple stories on their own. The personal feeling for a painting is important. Only this way one can learn to love it", says the painter who has a special love for colorful signs and glowing neon advertisement. A specialty are the night paintings, which are very difficult to do in watercolor. Only high quality watercolor paper can take that many layers of black paint without spotting.
"It is always a new challenge to get the lights to glow. In watercolor there isno white therefore no correction possible. This is not a spontaneous technique,it has to be all well planned" explains the artist who compares her style to the so called "Scene Painting" movement established in the 1920's in the West coast of America.



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