Liquid Hues
“Christel Ibsen’s paintings inspire sounds as vibrant and fluid as the colors you see. To me they feel and sound like this.” – Jon Weber (press on arrow to hear)
Liquid Hues
Liquid Hues
I grew up just north of Copenhagen to the shrieks of seagulls harmonizing with forlorn foghorns echoing their warnings across the Øresund Straight between Denmark and Sweden.
Perhaps that is why the sound and light of the ocean have always held such power over me.
Although a true Viking in most matters, I must admit that I prefer the warm tints and soothing breezes of the Caribbean.
What fascinates me about waterscapes is the challenge of capturing the three fields of light and hues: sky… water… land. The way they interrelate and reflect is an ever-changing ballet, and the sound of the waves are its music.
A sunset sky or the turbulent waves of a storm often act as the inspiration for my seascapes by their sheer drama and power to enthrall.
The ocean surges in contrasting aqua hues. The sunsets explode with vibrant and golden glows.
When painting, my time is transformed into endless space of color and hues, and it seems as if I enfold a part of nature into myself.
“Christel Ibsen’s paintings inspire sounds as vibrant and fluid as the colors you see. To me they feel and sound like this.” – Jon Weber (press on arrow to hear)
“A well known artist, Christel Ibsen is particularly identified with her seascapes and incredibly lifelike depictions of children… In her incredibly lifelike seascapes, Christel has ably depicted both peace and solitude in the stillness of Cayman flats and crashing passion and excitement of Cayman surf… Christel’s talent is evident as she layers her work to give a spectacular effect, first with a drawing in acrylic, moving on to fresco painting with egg yolks and pigments, finishing with oils to give the beautiful muted effect that only oils can bring.” – The Journal, February 2010
“Ibsen’s beautiful, sometimes scenic, sometimes calming descriptions of the sea, mainly on the shores of the Cayman Islands are called “Liquid Hues.”
Her art evokes classic, sanguine seascapes by Fitz Hugh Lane to the contemporary depictions of Richard Diebenkorn, the audacious Japanese Painting or the incomparable Joseph Turner.”
-WoW, Huffington Post, April 2015