Monika Henter Artist Blog

Lovers and visitors of  Brighton buy my prints as souvenirs. This one is of an English lady sitting on the beach  holding her cider. As you can see locals don't mind the grey skies or the cold weather, neither to expose their imperfect bodies to the nature and tourists.

This one was a birthday present to my friends. First attemt of a caricature drawing.

You can see the finished version of  this painting at Café Paris in the heart of Brighton . The owner, called Paris who named his café after himself apparently, was very enthusiastic when I offered him my services. He just took over the place from an Arabian owner, and the pictures hanging there were more resembling Saud Arabia than France. Paris asked me to replace a pair of black eyes in a frame hanging on one of the walls with something more appropriate, so I took measurements and went shopping for the right size paper. Unfortunately I got the wrong size, so when I returned with the painting Paris was very disappointed. It was too small for the frame. I was disappointed too, and I gave Paris the painting for half price £50 instead of the agreed £100. He paid me immediately. Later I found out that he loved it so much, that he put it in a frame worth £250.

Inspired by musicians playing on New Road (Brighton)

This watercolour painting is of Aretha Franklin - in case you didn't recognise her. I love to paint and draw people whom I admire. I feel connected and often fall in love with them.

I quite like this one. I draw her when I started feeling sentimental about babies.

Sometimes doogling or sketch works out well

This painting was born out of fear and frustration of womanhood. A woman crusifix. (sorry about the bad quality of the picture) My grandma's favourite. She put it up on her wall.

In my teens I often tried to express my fears, longing and frustration through crazy abstract. Most of them I got rid of, but this one was in my room for a long time.