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Paintings by Ursula Rauh.

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Drawing faces, everywhere I went, this was becoming an obsession. I had a sketchbook and pencil at al times, capturing the likeness of whomever I was struck by. I have drawn thousands of faces spanning many years and countries, in love with each subject’s individual beauty. It was this that got me to paint. I needed to add color and texture to match the personalities of my passions. I would come up with a concept, a way to tell something about the human experience, and I would find the right faces to fit the idea. The ideas started to take over, transcending faces or style. Biological equations and organic perfection, metaphysical discoveries, exploration into the meaning of life, the manifestation of love and beauty, these became my obsession. Which, of course, brought me right back to that which to me embodies all of those things: the human soul, shining out from the faces that house it.

I paint because I can’t not. I am driven by the urgency to transmit an important idea, to praise something so beautiful it takes my breath away, to feel the smooth, colorful flow of creativity moving through me. I see the potential for peace and therefore wish to depict a pathway to its awakening within each of us, hoping to remind us that we are connected, free, beautiful, one. I see the world in frames of aesthetic perfection, when the tree branches infiltrate the sunset sky in such a way, I have no choice but to let my brush imitate the delicate lines upon the horizon. I have been known to paint a lot of naked women. To me, every woman I paint is Gaia, the goddess of creation. Perhaps the most important thing we as humans can do for peace is to embrace and exalt the feminine energy within all of us, bringing us back into balance. When I do “performance painting” and paint with live music, I tap in to the creative stream and intend to send it out visually and energetically, raising the vibration of the room and exemplifying intuitive freedom through my own experience. So, like I said, I paint because I can’t not. Its where I find my bliss.

For more information on Ursula, check out her personal page at ursularauh.com