Electric Heart

Electric Heart • You know that feeling of falling in love, when it is consuming and you just keep coming back for more of something you don’t even understand. It’s when your heart opens up to let someone in for the first time. It’s this emotion of wanting to burst open and scream at the top of your lungs. It’s electrifying. This is how I feel about this piece. She is strong, bold and seductive.

Canvas - Stretched Black Cotton, 80cm x 80cm.

Original Artwork painted on a hand stretched canvas by a local framer in Adelaide - South Australia. Floated in a hand made Tasmanian Oak frame. Framework painted black. Acrylic paint. Signature on front and back. Wire on back.

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Lena Baumgartner is self-taught and creates large scale abstract expressive works. Looking at Lena's works and you feel everything first - bold colours, soft gesture and the pulse of emotion. She creates thick, texturally brush strokes that you want to reach out and touch. She often pairs striking and contrasting colours together to provoke emotional responses when viewing her artwork from afar. Her practice is mood-led with restless days drawing in the greens and blues while frenetic days are filled with vibrant pinks or even muted neutrals. Sometimes the compositions are clean, other times they're messy and alive. She has actively participated in both solo and group exhibitions, showcasing her talent and unique way of mixing and blending colours on canvas. You can also see her artwork on the South Australian Renmark Gin brand - 23rd Street, Mulberry Gin bottle.