"My life filled with extremes; I paint "Clochards & Royality"..... Born in San Francisco, out of a Dutch artistic family, Amy Polling has as well French blood running through her veins. She lived in various countries and sees herself as an European citizen with "an American topping"! She gets her inspiration from her own life experiences and people in general: "the Bohemian", with a charismatic enlightenment; such as, musicians, dancers, princesses...people with passion and a charismatic enlightenment. In her paintings there is a strong influence of her theatrical background; a sense of drama, poetry and music. She paints masculine with passion and feminity with sensuality, serenity and mystique..
After her 5 years studies at the Royal Art Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague, The Netherlands, Amy eloped to Paris to start a career as a Fashion Designer. After Paris she went back to The Netherlands to work as a Costume Designer for mayor Theatre Productions for a number of years. Her creative abilities in theatre took her all over the world and to many different countries...but always, her most passionate dream was; to paint and to be able to express her feelings and international encounters with people/cultures on canvas in an endless palet of colours...
Therefore, being a creative and expressive...and although Amy has been painting all her life, it is only since 2006, that she has made some major changes to her life in starting a new career; the career of a professional independent painter.
* My paintings are my Identity; the woman who is looking for her idendity, who is touched by life's experiences and has become aware of her authentic freedom. My works are short expressive stories, which carry the message of Love, Sadness, Passion and Dreams.. I believe that Art can put down many borders & bridges, and reach beyond horizons; bring all cultures back together in Peace & Understanding...and, reach out to all people.....
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