Easel instead of files: a former principal is on fire for art

She ran an entire school until burnout brought her to her knees. With the help of art, she found her way out of a dark phase in her life. Today, Christine Eickert wants to set a sign for a conscious life with loud colors. As an independent artist, she now introduces other people to the power of art and has already exhibited in America.

Painting helped her out of a dark phase

Christine Eickert shouldered an entire school operation, saving the educational institution from closure. In addition, family strokes of fate fell upon her. Until body and soul went on strike. Diagnosis: burnout. While she was slowly fighting her way back into life, she came across a group of mellow women. In workshops, she devoted herself to the possibilities of painting. Creative art became a self-therapy and an important building block in coping with a serious life crisis. The file folders gave way to a separate area at home for painting. When Christine Eickert sold five paintings at her first small exhibition, she felt confirmed in her creative work. So the artist from Lower Saxony went into business for herself and joined an art association. Numerous other exhibitions followed. Among other things, the artist was part of a vernissage at the Mana Wynwood Convention Center in Miami, Florida, last year.

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Life is colorful

Christine Eickert meets the black time with bright colors. She paints landscapes, animals, vehicles, bodies, and abstract works. They are all loud, present, and full of bold colors. "A lot of color for me is a lot of joie de vivre," says the artist. The most important thing in life, she says, is to be brave. Through her determination and single-mindedness, she has developed a distinctive painting style in rapid time. New challenges awaken in her the ambition to reliably implement them. "Determined and structured, I focus on the new and am a role model for people in the implementation," she says about herself. Thereby, the artist and her works stand for courage, passion, and freedom. Especially her animal portraits inspire many viewers. In addition to the expressiveness and the strong colors, "they still have something very gentle," says the artist from Lower Saxony. This richness of facets reflects the versatility of life.

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When songs become pictures

Painting has become a major part of the Lower Saxon's life. She sees the creative process as holistic. Before the former principal sets to work, she usually meditates. Themes and motifs then come to her mind. When the war in Ukraine broke out, for example, she was so preoccupied with the topic that she created a painting about it. Music plays a big role in her studio. She often writes emotions or entire song lyrics on the white canvas. These are later covered by bright colors. For Eickert, the process of painting consists of different components. She often paints with her hands, sings, dances, turns the canvas, and uses sprays and various materials. "For me, it's all highly emotional," the artist explains. Meanwhile, she often experiments with glazes and methylated spirits as well. Several days can pass before a work is finished. When the self-taught artist isn't painting animals, vehicles, landscapes, or abstracts, she sets her sights on portraits. Portraits of strong women, full of energy.

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Great demand is required

From time to time, the painter also produces commissioned works. For example, for private individuals in a very special color spectrum. But she has also painted colorful horses for a horse owner. Or a huge painting of native animals called "Waldgeflüster" for a hunting lodge. The commissioned works give Eickert a lot of pleasure. However, she usually feels much freer in her creativity with her own ideas, which arise from creative thoughts. Eickert knows that art can be an important remedy in difficult times. She sees her studio as a "creative meeting place" where people can gather strength and gain courage and confidence. Her message here is that every person can break out of the constraints of society. "You can allow yourself to do that," says the former principal, who has found happiness in the world of color. She also receives positive feedback about this time and again in the context of the many international exhibitions. A number of projects are already being planned for the coming months.

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Visit Christine Eickert's website now:

https://www.christine-eickert.com