By
Noel Hefele
Piece description from the artist
Inspired by the beauty and magic of springtime, these two oil paintings depict cherry blossoms in full bloom against a clear blue sky. The multicolor brushwork convincingly captures the countless blossoms on a springtime tree, creating a sense of joy and wonder. These paintings are a celebration of the arrival of spring and a reminder of the beauty and renewal that it brings.
I originally intended to create just one painting of cherry blossoms, but for some reason ended up working on two. Despite the challenges and difficulties I faced while creating these paintings, I am thrilled to have finally finished them and to be able to share them with others. I hope that these paintings bring a sense of joy and beauty to their new home and that they bring a touch of nature indoors for all to enjoy.
I was drawn to the vibrant colors and delicate nature of cherry blossoms as a subject for these paintings. I wanted to capture the delicate beauty and fleeting nature of the blossoms, as well as the sense of hope and possibility that they represent. To achieve this, I used a variety of oil painting techniques, including layering, glazing, and impasto, to create a sense of depth and texture in the brushwork. These paintings fit into my overall practice as an artist by exploring themes of beauty, nature, and the passage of time. I hope that the viewer takes away a sense of joy and appreciation for the beauty of nature, as well as a sense of hope and possibility.
Noel Hefele is a talented landscape painter with a diverse background in the arts. Born and raised in Norwalk, Connecticut, he received his BFA from Carnegie Mellon University in 2002 and later earned a MA in Arts and Ecology from a school in England. Throughout his career, Noel has had the opportunity to exhibit his work internationally and has pieces in numerous private collections. He has also served on the board of the non-profit community arts organization PLGarts in Brooklyn, New York and co-teaches a graduate course at Brooklyn College called Human Tracks in the Urban Landscape. In 2013 and 2014, Noel was the Artist in Residence at the Barbuda Archeological Research center in the Caribbean.
Currently, Noel resides and works in the Bronx, New York where he is in the process of exploring Van Cortlandt Park and creating a new body of work. As an artist, Noel believes in the power of art to help us move towards a more responsible and holistic understanding of the environment. He sees the landscape as an entangled field of relationships that includes humans, animals, plants, minerals, and more, and believes that by viewing the non-human world as more than just objects, we can take responsibility for our impact on the planet and recognize that we are not the sole subjects of the Earth's narrative. Through his art, Noel aims to collaborate with the landscape in order to produce effects in himself and others, aesthetically and emotionally reconfiguring the way we see the world.
For more information and to see more of Noel's work, visit www.facebook.com/NoelHefeleStudios.
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