"It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult."
Lucius Annaenus Seneca
Lucius Annaenus Seneca
Born in 1971 in Germany, Simone holds a degree in Graphic/Communication Design from the University of Applied Sciences, Mannheim, and has worked as a graphic designer in the scientific publishing industry for many years.
Simone first developed her love of painting when, as a child moving between Germany and West Africa, she discovered she could create her own worlds as the outside world changed.
Simone frequently and comfortably switches between very luminescent, light and dynamic modes of painting and an achromatic style accompanied by a reduced use of shapes. Her paintings are a blend of spontaneous brushwork paired with consciously applied painterly techniques.
Living a life close to the wilderness, away from cities built up areas, her art naturally tends to revolve around organic structures and energy states in nature. Most of the work is left untitled as she feels it important that the viewer approach her work with no added influence, so that he/she may freely arrive at his/her own interpretations.
Simone's work is in private collections on the East Coast as well as in Germany.
Simone first developed her love of painting when, as a child moving between Germany and West Africa, she discovered she could create her own worlds as the outside world changed.
Simone frequently and comfortably switches between very luminescent, light and dynamic modes of painting and an achromatic style accompanied by a reduced use of shapes. Her paintings are a blend of spontaneous brushwork paired with consciously applied painterly techniques.
Living a life close to the wilderness, away from cities built up areas, her art naturally tends to revolve around organic structures and energy states in nature. Most of the work is left untitled as she feels it important that the viewer approach her work with no added influence, so that he/she may freely arrive at his/her own interpretations.
Simone's work is in private collections on the East Coast as well as in Germany.