Sacred Sanskrit Symbol of the Ultimate Secret of Life, size 16" x 20" x 2.0", acrylic painting on stretched canvas, created in 2012.
Alina Deutsch has painted with acrylic on canvas and large straw mats, created large wall-hangings made of felt on canvas, and built various Styrofoam and wire constructions for over 35 years.
She considers herself a contemporary impressionist with a strong preference for pointillism. However, she always keeps the figurative undertone even in her abstract pieces. Alina was inspired by the brilliant spring and fall colors of Westchester County, New York, where she lived for 35 years, with its rich foliage and rolling hills, as well as the many wonderful places she traveled around the world. She was also fascinated with the fragile and diverse ecosystem of the Great Barrier Reef that is in danger due to natural and environmental effects. Currently, after moving to Houston, Texas, she started focusing on the vibrant energy of the distant galaxies and nebulae images captured by the Hubble telescope. This new interest is rooted in her teenage fascination with astronomy. Alina started her departure from impressionism with the Coral Reef paintings and used the galactic images to transition to an abstract expressionist style. In all her work, she continues to explore the hidden beauty in the natural environment and considers many of her creations to be allegories of the hidden treasures that life can offer us everyday.
Full art gallery can be viewed at:
http://sites.google.com/site/alinaartgallery/
