Swim

by Elena Degenhardt

• Soft pastels, mostly in rare for pastels wet-on-wet technique on Pastelmat paper
• 20cm by 20cm artwork size
• framed in non-reflective, UV protective museum TruVue glass

Born in West Siberia, Elena Degenhardt is a German artist, currently residing at the Mediterranean coast of France. Elena has a special connection to Malta, where she and her family lived for a few years and where her profound relationship with the sea began. She works mainly in pastel and is known for her immersive, large-scale waterscapes between realism and abstraction, personal, dreamlike underwater figurative works and emotionally charged portraits. A Signature Pastelist of the Pastel Society of America and Master Pastelist of the International Association of Pastel Societies, Elena has shown her work extensively in national and international curated, invitational and juried gallery and museum exhibitions and has been featured in major art publications, including Pastel Journal, Fine Art Connoisseur, American Art Collector, Artists and Illustrators,  and Pratique des Arts. Her works are in private collections throughout Europe, USA, Canada, UK and Australia.