Biography

1964 Born in Schwabmünchen.
1980 Secondary school Schwabmünchen
1988 Master craftsman examination in hairdressing (Ulm)
1991 Self-taught – mixed techniques with silk painting
1991 Since then, also working as a freelance visual artist
1997 Self-taught – techniques with airbrush
Followed by acrylic and watercolour
2004 Working under the artist name Svenja Lunise
2009 Opening of my studio in Schwabmünchen
2012 Self-taught – techniques with oil paints and abstract
2018 Working in the art field under the civil name Sternberg Karin

Angeregt und Hingerissen, 2012,Oil on canvas, 140 x 100 cm

Member of:

1997 to 2005: Interest group Airbrush Königsbrunn
2003 to Present: Bild-Kunst (collecting society)
2010 to Present: Kunstkreis Lechfeld, founding member
2014 to Present: Kunstverein Schwabmünchen

Erfüllung, 2012, Oil on canvas, 100 x 80 cm

Artist Statement

I love mixing colours and their radiance. I am fascinated by the world of colours, shapes and art, as there is always something new and interesting to discover. Perceiving, reflecting on and visualising coincidences, moments, events, dreams, ideas, themes, feelings and desires.

Geborgenheit, 2012, Oil on canvas, 100 x 80 cm

Expressing this artistically in abstract or figurative form is my artistic motivation. I enjoy working with oil and acrylic paints on canvas using various techniques, such as brush, wipe, throw, texture, scratch, glaze, spray, watercolour, wet-on-wet and palette knife techniques.

Verständnisvoll, 2014, Oil on canvas, 140 x 100 cm

Due to my versatility, I work on approximately 15 different small and larger series and accept commissions. (Series: Great Moments / People in Everyday Life / Around Schwabmünchen / Gemstone Pictures with the Unicorn Anschpa, Children's Book about a Little Gemstone Expert / Lovely Pink Art / So Easy / Current Events / Flowers / Beige Brown Meets Black / Beige Brown Meets Red / Travel Memories / Vehicles / Houses / Gentle Nature / Vitamin C / (additionally under my pseudonym Svenja Lunise Schenkengel – colour field meditation and fantasy artworks).

As an example, my abstract series Great Moments deals with different human behaviour patterns (currently 31 of 65). Often there are blockages and patterns whose opposite is the solution to regaining harmony. If you feel ‘unloved’, you are not feeling ‘secure’.

Vertrauensvoll, 2015, Oil on canvas, 100 x 80 cm

If you feel ‘betrayed,’ you are not ‘happy.’ I process these 65 different opposites visually in abstract form and see the random result of the artwork as a positive affirmation to reflect on. My series ‘Great Moments’ is intended for all interested people as pleasant daily affirmation impulses.

Wählen, 2015, Oil on canvas, 100 x 80 cm

My series ‘People in Everyday Life’ is about people and what makes them special. They are painted collages connecting the person with their environment, activities or preferences.

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