Claudia Schellenberg - Artist Statement

Today: Claudia Schellenberg is living in Canmore, Alberta, in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. In her studio of South Face Art she paints mostly her surrounding beautiful mountainous landscapes. With her art she wants to get the majestic mountains out to the people that like it as much as herself.

Claudia liked to paint all her life and learnt through workshops, books and online learning. She has attended many workshops over the years. She has joined the Canmore Art Guild in 2004 where she exhibits her original artwork in group shows or solo shows. Her paintings are also shown at the Canmore Hospital, the Whyte Museum and reproductions can be purchased in stores throughout the town of Canmore and Banff.

When Claudia hikes through the forests and up the mountains in the Canadian Rockies she feels free, happy and part of nature. In her paintings she wants to share her passion with you and brings the outdoors into your living room with her art work. Her camera, an old Nikon D70, is always with her to catch the extraordinary scenes, flowers or wildlife. Her paintings are done in watercolours, acrylic or oil.

The Past: Claudia grew up in Switzerland where she learnt to enjoy the outdoors as a child while hiking with the family. Fall was her favourite season because she could stroll through all the golden leaves that got blown around and gathered under trees. Sports and art classes were her favourite subjects in school.

Claudia didn’t start her art career with a degree in art. In 1983 Claudia started an apprenticeship in house painting and enjoyed colours that way. She worked in that trade for 13 years until her son was born.