Art is the end result of a creative process through which the artist communicates his or her experiences and emotions to the viewer.
Good art is one which actually achieves that the viewer relates to these feelings when exposed to the work of art. Art, and the appreciation of art, are therefore very personal matters; not every painting can resonate in every person.
Art is, as the saying goes, in the eyes of the beholder. My art is about my fellow human beings and about our natural world, with its wonderful and ever changing combinations of shapes and colors. Whatever I paint, I am interested in capturing the essence and the specific mood of the scene in front of me. However insignificant some sights may seem, beauty can be found almost anywhere, and I enjoy discovering it and making it visible to others through my art.
I prefer to paint from life, and on location whenever possible, and finish most of my smaller pieces in one session. By paying close attention to light and shadow and the way they influence color, I am able to describe form, temperature and surfaces spontaneously and without the need for too much detail. My approach is realistic, with emphasis on good drawing, but not overly defined, leaving the pleasure of discovery and interpretation to the viewer.
biography:
Ilse T. Hable was born in Vienna, Austria, where she studied art and received a Masters Degree from the Akademie fuer Angewandte Kunst. She earned several prizes, including 1st prize for the 1970 World Exhibition in Osaka, Japan. A career as a fashion designer in Europe and Mexico followed during the next twelve years.
In 1983, after moving to California, the artist started dedicating her time exclusively to the fine arts. She has studied with the well-known painters Sebastian Capella, John Asaro, Wolf Kahn, Albert Handell and Bert Silverman
Ilse T. Hable presented her first One Person Show in La Jolla, California, in 1987 and has continued exhibiting her work professionally in 17 more individual shows, about 20 group shows and in several commercial galleries in the United States and in Mexico.
Her paintings form part of private collections in Germany, Austria,
Great Britain, Sweden, the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Ilse T. Hable lives in Guadalajara, México, since 1996 and is
represented
by Galería Vértice in
Guadalajara.