CORNELIA HERNES

Paintings and drawings in the classical realist tradition

Biography

Cornelia Hernes: Norway; Cornelia was born in Norway in 1979. From the onset of her painting pursuits in her late teens, she has been particularly interested in rendering the human form. Her affection for the genres of interior, landscape, and especially, still life, has bloomed with time. She achieved a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from University of Victoria, British Colombia in Canada in 2003. While in University, she became acquainted with the paradigms of conceptual art, but decided to pursue classical realism. She graduated From The Florence Academy of Art in Italy, summer 2007 and stayed in Florence for two more years teaching at the FAA as a principal instructor. She currently lives in Sweden, where she teaches drawing and painting at The Florence Academy of Art of Göteborg.

30x40cm 2011