Her art originally caught my eye because she draws inspiration from the characters in her books, just as I do. Her gallery is full of variety that shows real growth and flexibility as an artist.
Her picture Eina of Dalmar is one such painting:
It's a simple, yet deep picture that seems to extend beyond the canvas. Bernhardina gives the story behind the character in her comments:
It's a character from one of my novels. Her name is Eina Ara of Dalmar and she's an elf from the woods of Dalmar. Her character doesn't really have a big part in the books but she is a small part of those who make differences in the story.
Even if she doesn't have a big part in the books, her story is old, 'couse she's about 200 years old (wich as a matter of fact isn't as old as it might seem 'couse being an elf she's just a young adult)
I won't tell her story yet, but I may write down her soon.
I feel a special kinship with Bernhardina because we are pretty much the same in writing AND in painting process, which I discovered upon conducting the interview. She's lightyears ahead of me in technique and style, but she started painting for exactly the same reason I did. If she can get this good, then there's hope for me. She is more encouraging to me than any other artist I have viewed.
From Bernhardina:
- How did you get started as an artist? I don't know if I ever 'got started', I've been drawing since I could hold a pencil! But I guess it became more serious when I got my tablet, and I learnt alot about digital art. I could use what I learned and improve in the traditional arts as well, since it's the same basics.
- What usually inspires you? I write alot, and I want to become an author, so my main inspiration is my own novels and characters. But I often get inspired by music, and sometimes myths, religion and old tales.- What advice can you offer beginners? Practice! It sounds very boring, but it is in fact very fun! If this is what you love to do, you got to have patience. Another advice is that you should try to understand colours and palettes, if you want to learn to draw realistic. How the light creates shadows is also an important thing to know. Study things around you, find the light source and try to understand the way it hits the object.
I thank Bernhardina very much for her time and for letting me use some of her beautiful artwork here on my blog! To view the extent of her work, visit her deviantART gallery.
*All artwork posted is ©Bernhardina and used with permission from the artist. Unauthorized use of artwork is punishable by law*
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