about
Elena krumgold
I consider my paintings to be live beings.
I started to paint when I was little; at the age of 5 – 6, I won some prizes at the international children’s artists’ competitions and was the youngest student at our local children’s art school.
I was very attached to my art teacher. When she left our town, I stopped painting, I was about 12 years old. I tried to paint again when I was 39 while recovering from an operation and battling post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.
Being a Quaker I see all life as sacramental, and all days as holy, but at the same time, I find great meaning and inspiration in living in harmony with nature’s seasonal circles respecting the Wheel Of The Year and exploring European pagan traditions.
Being very introverted I’m not too active on the art scene, however, I took part in some exhibitions and events such as the Samhain solo exhibition (Worthing, UK, 2017), Greenbelt Festival (Kettering, UK, 2018), Magical Women Conference (London, UK, 2019), Seeking Roots (Ulverston, 2019) and Geysers of Subconsciousness International Surreal Art Show (2020), The Horse in Art, 2019, Aylesbury, It’s a Season to Sparkle, Worthing, 2021 etc.
Portfolio
Every time you buy a painting from me, I donate a part of the money to small local charities in Ukraine.
![Greek Cicada](https://pareidolia.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/summer_night_cicada.jpg)
![This painting already have found a good home. As usual there is a strange story about it. I painted it in May when there are a lot of baby birds around. I didn't want to paint a bird at all, but it appeared as it usually happens when using accidental painting techniques. Soon after the work was finished my husband found a dying baby finch. My daughter saved it feeding every 15 minutes - it survived and went to the birds sanctuary. Interesting that in some medieval painting traditions goldfinch was a symbol of Christ's Passion and his crown of thorns.](https://pareidolia.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/bird_300-scaled.jpg)
![Owls are Not What They Seems](https://pareidolia.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/sova-scaled.jpg)
![Imbolc](https://pareidolia.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/53055727_2133321100060378_5793079819017125888_n.jpeg)
![Moon Phases](https://pareidolia.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/10.6.-Алёна-Крумгольд-Фазы-Луны-61-х-50-см-масло-на-холсте-на-картоне-2020-scaled.jpg)
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