About

Malina Schneider is a painter living and working in Danbury CT. Her work is vibrant and colorful often depicting animals and people in nature. Malina’s work reflects her love of the wilderness and how people intermix with wildlife. She paints her thoughts, feelings and impressions in various styles. Malina received early training in art giving her a foundation from which she has evolved.

Her work has been exhibited in a variety of venues: galleries, museums, libraries, and hospitals through out New York and Connecticut.

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Statement

As an artist my work is at times realistic; representing actual landscapes, people, and situations. At other times it veers into interpretation and improvisation.

 

My paintings portray naturalistic representations rooted in realism. They are depictions of real, rather than idealized environments, portraying fine detail and representational correctness. I paint what I experience, as I have experienced it. I draw upon traditional artistic methods while reflecting the spirit of the moment in a contemporary style.

 

At other times my paintings reflect the mood, feeling, and thoughts resulting in impressionism. My work conveys the feeling and texture of subjects with liberties taken in their portrayals. My interpretation of what I observe can be quirky and whimsical at times. I often take elements from various situations and create compositions to reflect my thoughts. From there, I spin off in rifts of improvisation; an elaboration of the feeling, mood, and emotion.  

 

My painting process is traditional oil though I paint interchangeably with acrylic. I spend a lot of time exploring and studying the subject of my painting before forming compositions. I work ergonomically with an organic creative process.