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bout seven years ago, Evie Zimmer
had “an awakening” and made the
conscious decision to paint what she
wanted rather than please others with
her art. Prior to this, Zimmer had been a
portrait artist, but had always wanted to
paint more design-based works. “Since
then, my artwork has been evolving and
becoming more refined,” she says. “More
recently, I have begun to add more floral
elements and I absolutely love painting
this way.”
On the surface, many may see Zimmer’s
paintings as strictly abstract but she prefers
to describe them as “abstract-realism”
because each mark is intentional and she
has an image in mind before brush meets
canvas. “I love optical art and pop art.
That combined with a love of nature and
the intricate fractal patterns found within
it have greatly influenced my work,” she
says. “I always have my camera ready to go
and take tons of pictures of anything that
piques my interest. It’s like I have a filter
that sees everything as a possible subject
or color combination.”
One of her recent paintings, La Corona,
was inspired by tiger lilies, while Lush is
reminiscent of the garden terrain she found
when spending time in Florida last year.
Along with design, color and contrast are
important to her paintings, as seen in theseworks. All of Zimmer’s colors are painted directly
on the white canvas to ensure they are “true and
bright,” and typically, instead of using black, she
makes her darks by mixing colors on her palette.
“My creative process is a meditation to me,”
Zimmer adds. “Some call it ‘meta-art’ as my spiritu-
ality seems to radiate from my work. Creating art has
been my savior through childhood difficulty, and my
calming peace in adulthood.”Colorful Designs
Zimmer was the Third Prize winner of International Artist magazine’s Challenge No. 110, Abstract/Experimental Art.EVIE ZIMMER
Cleveland, OH • [email protected] • http://www.eviezzz.wixsite.com/eviezimmer1
La Corona, oil on canvas,
48 x 36"
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Lush, oil on canvas, 36"2