Renate Hulley
Watercolour
Artist's Statement
Renate was born and raised in Germany, where she studied design at the Folkwang Art Academy in Essen.
In England, she met her husband, with whom she had four children and shared a love for adventure. They lived in London, Uganda, Edmonton, Ottawa, and the Canadian Arctic. Life in Africa, Alberta, and the Arctic inspired Renate’s love for remote places.
In 1984, Renate received a B.A. with Honors in Art History from Carleton University. In 1991, her husband unexpectedly died. Renate continued teaching art and painting.
Renate had long been fascinated with natural forms. She loves wilderness and aims to isolate aspects rendered in nature. Year after year, she enlarged on themes of “Water” and “Clouds”. In recent years, Renate joined the Plein Air Ensemble, a group of artists who paint on location, traveling to various parts of Quebec. Painting directly from nature, her particular interest was reflections on water. She zeroes in on parts of beauty which a viewer may overlook.
Throughout her career, her still-life flower pictures have been popular.
Website: www.Renate Hulley.com