The vernissage of the exhibition of paintings by the Villmerger
painter Claudia Bucher Martin took place in the cloister of the Capuchin church in Bremgarten. The approximately
50 visitors who attended the opening of "Komplexe Verbindungen" also enjoyed a bassoon concert and some poetry. It was the first vernissage for the St. Josef Foundation in four years.
"I'm delighted to be holding a proper vernissage once again," began the foundation's director
Thomas Bopp began his introductory speech. Due to corona and two anniversaries, the St. Josef Foundation has not been able to hold a vernissage in the past four years. The foundation's catering manager. Markus Detmer, is even of the opinion that these medieval monastery rooms are perfect for holding vernissages.

Music and poetry

It was therefore all the more gratifying for the foundation's director that so many art-loving visitors attended this year's vernissage.
Accompanied by the bassoon sounds of Leonardo Bizzotto, the poet Jaël Lohri recited a selection of her poems. Some of the works were written while Jaël Lohri was watching the painter Claudia Bucher Martin in her studio.The poem "Sketch in the Garden", which tells of the first encounterbetween the two artists, was met with great applause.
Claudia Bucher Martin, who had arranged both the musical and lyrical support herself, was visibly delighted with the entertainment.Inspired by nature"I am inspired by nature and then paint according to my ideas and memories,"says the artist Claudia Bucher Martin.

She particularly enjoys painting people

However, in many portraits the Villmerger artist sees structures and character traits that remind her of plants or other things.The same applies to pictures of nature: "Sometimes I paint a flower and then realize during the process that the petals look like faces. So the motif can change while I'm still painting. "What the painter deliberately doesn't do is sketch directly. I get my ideas from the pictures and only paint from memory," she explains.
Sometimes the motif changes during painting

The color blue dominates
"The color blue could not be overlooked in Claudia's studio," said poet Jaël Lohri before reciting her last poem.
In fact, almost all of the more than 30 paintings hanging around the cloister are predominantly blue.Whether portraits, landscapes or abstract art, the color blue appears again and again. "I actually always paint with whatever color I feel like at the time," the artist replied when asked about the many blues.However, she revealed that her favorite pigment is lapis lazuli blue, which is why so many of the paintings are blue. In any case, the artist knows how to handle the precious stone powder. She impressed both the numerous visitors and the people from the foundation with her pictures. The exhibition is open to visitors until December 22.--SST
Sometimes the motif changes during painting

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