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Artist discovers her style in Canada

Claudia Lohmann among dozens of artists featured at upcoming art show in Nanaimo
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Claudia Lohmann paints an untitled piece of artwork inside her Ladysmith home studio. Lohmann is one of 26 artists who are featured in an art show Friday through Sunday (May 29-31) at the Dorcester Hotel.
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Claudia Lohmann has always been surrounded by art.

“My father was an artist. So I grew up with my father’s art all around,” Lohmann said.“My sister is a potter back in Germany and my brother has a photo studio.”

However, despite being surrounded by art her whole life, it was only a few years ago that Lohmann began painting.

“I met a younger artist here in Canada and he motivated me,” she said.

Since then, Lohmann has been creating a unique geometric style artwork, which she calls “imaginative geometric abstract.”

“Art is so normal for me,” Lohmann said. “Without art life would be totally boring.”

Lohmann will be just one of 26 different artists from across Vancouver Island, whose work will be featured at the A Brush With Spring art show, which runs this weekend (May 29-31).

The art show is organized by the Nanaimo chapter of the Federation of Canadian Artists and those involved in the show were selected through a lengthy jury process.

Lohmann was born in Germany and moved to Canada with her family in 1995 in an effort to be closer to the ocean.

“My husband and I always talked about when we are older we’d immigrate somewhere where the ocean is,” she said. “I never regretted it.”

Lohmann, who lives just outside of Nanaimo, mainly paints using acrylic colours on wood.

Her work is often filled with geometric patterns and shapes.

“It is very defined with where new colours begin and new colours end,” she said. “I paint mostly on wood and so when I am done I go over all of the different lines.”

In addition to her paintings, Lohmann also creates smaller accessory pieces using recycled material in a process that she calls “upcycling.”

“I find thing and fix them up,” she said.

Her pieces include a chess set made from an old piano chair, cutting boards candle holders and picture frames.

When it comes to creating art, Lohmann says the feeling she gets is the same as taking a holiday.

“It is just like having a holiday ... it is relaxing,” Lohmann said. “A day of painting is a perfect day.”

The art show takes place inside the Harbour Room at the Dorcester Hotel, 70 Church St., this weekend (May 29-31). The show opens on Friday (May 29) at 1 p.m.

For more information, including a full list of show times and artist information, please visit http://nanaimofca.blogspot.ca. For information on Lohmann, please visit www.lohmanngallery.com.arts@nanaimobulletin.comFollow @npescod on Twitter.