Abstract Landscape Painting

The German artist Frances Schandera-Duarte was born in 1975 in Mittweida. She studied fashion design in Schneeberg from 1993-1997 and spent several creative years in Kazakhstan and Switzerland. From 2004-2006 she studied art at the University of Fine Arts in Dresden. Today the artist lives and works between South Africa and Germany. Flair and creativity Through her studies of fashion designe, Frances Schandera-Duarte achieves her perfect sense for colors and shapes as well as for textures and materials. She loves to experiment and to combine different materials while painting. She often works in on several works at the time, compares and perfects them again and again. Floral worlds With ink, oil and acrylic paint, Frances Schandera-Duarte creates organic shadows and textures in her paintings. Floral, colorful motifves stand out from often white backgrounds and enter into a dialogue with the viewer. exhibitions Frances Schandera-Duarte has exhibited her works in numerous exhibitions, among others in Dresden, Bonn, Bremen, Potsdam, Berlin (Germany), Innsbruck (Austria), Basel (Switzerland), Durban, Southbroom, Cape Town (South Africa).