Stretched Canvas

Modern Lines

Contemporary White

Natural Clear Maple

Unframed print




Alina Deutsch, Houston, TX
Member Since September 2009
Artist Statement Alina Deutsch was born in Bucharest, Romania and has lived in the United States for the last 48 years, mostly in Westchester County, New York. In addition to being both a successful electrical engineer and a cookbook translator and publisher, she enjoys painting and multi-media crafts. In this, she has been inspired by her mother, Estera Rogers, now 96, who has created beautiful oil paintings for many years. Both women have followed in the footsteps of their relative, Klein Hanni, who painted in her native town of Deva, in Transylvania, throughout her life. Alina has been creative for over 40 years but 2009 she was given a new impetus. She retired from her engineering career and found a new outlet in her art. Suddenly she felt re-energized and confident, as if reconnecting with an old friend, her love of painting. She is now devoting her full-time to creative pursuits.

Alina has painted with acrylic on canvas and large straw mats, created large wall-hangings made of felt on canvas, and built various Styrofoam and wire constructions. She is a self-taught artist that has visited major museums around the world, countless art galleries, and artist studios. She has also taken numerous art history classes. She was a member of the Katonah Museum Artists' Association and has participated in the Open Studio exhibit in May 2010. She also exhibited "Spring and Fall Colors" at the Mt. Kisco Public Library during June 2010, participated in the group show at the Katonah Public Library during November 2010, had a solo exhibit "Nature's Brilliant Colors" at the Community Lounge of Country Estates & Manors in Katonah, NY during January and February 2011, and a group exhibit at the West University Art Festival in Houston, in October 2014, 2015, and 2016. She currently focuses on commissioned work.

She considers herself a contemporary impressionist with a strong preference for pointillism. However, she always keeps the figurative undertone even in her abstract pieces. Alina was inspired by the brilliant spring and fall colors of her Westchester residence where she lived for over 37 years, with its rich foliage and rolling hills, more currently by the Texas Hill Country, as well as the many wonderful places she traveled around the world. She was also fascinated with the fragile and diverse ecosystem of the Great Barrier Reef that is in danger due to natural and environmental effects. Currently, after moving to Houston, Texas, she started focusing on the vibrant energy of the distant galaxies and nebulae images captured by the Hubble, Chandra, and Spitzer telescopes. This new interest is rooted in her teenage fascination with astronomy. Alina started her departure from impressionism with the Coral Reef paintings and used the galactic images to transition to an abstract expressionist style. In all her work, she continues to explore the hidden beauty in the natural environment and considers many of her creations to be allegories of the hidden treasures that life can offer us everyday.

Alina Deutsch Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1ahcTAjyB4

A virtual tour of all her work can be found at:
http://sites.google.com/site/alinaartgallery/home

Original Paintings can also be purchased online via Vango Art:
https://www.vangoart.co/alina-deutsch


Original Paintings can also be purchased online via ArtFinder:

https://www.artfinder.com/alina-deutsch#/

Original Paintings can also be purchased online via Saatchi Art:

https://www.saatchiart.com/alinadeutsch

Alina Deutsch is represented by Xanadu Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ:

www.xanadugallery.com/Art/ArtistGallery.asp?ArtistID=1735

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Product No 5877534
Subjects Botanical, Floral & Plants, Floral & Still Life, Garden, Landscape, Natural, Nature & Outdoors, Still Life
Style Landscape
Medium
Tags Alina, Deutsch, azaleas, floral, flowers, garden