Bio & Artist Statement
Brigitte Mebius Moggre grew up in the Netherlands, where she developed a passion for art and for gardens. Flowers have always been a theme in both her personal and working life. Her eye for blossoms was apparent as early as Kindergarten. During the beginning of her career at Laura Ashley, a firm known for its floral fabrics, she had already become a fervent gardener. Over time, with Master Gardeners and Permaculture Certificates earned, she has spent many years working with flowers and other plants as a garden planner and Bio-Dynamic gardening teacher. A minor garden-related injury led to a significant shift from physical work to a desire to start painting.
Her currently extensive body of oil paintings reflects particularly her love of flowers, which she approaches with originality, often through enlarging blossoms and foliage. Her work brings out the rhythms of the floral forms depicted, as well as their chromatic brilliance and variation. In many pieces her close-ups almost defamiliarize the blossoms to create an effect that borders on the abstract. Bright, celebratory colors abound in her work, Brigitte chooses titles that reflect the meaning the work holds for her. In doing so, her hope is to bring not only joy but an inspiration and awareness of how we can choose to be and live during this time.
Her paintings have been shown at exhibits at the Avondale Arts Alliance, the Avondale Estates Art Guild, the Atlanta Art Guild and at Olive & Pine in Avondale Estates. Many are in private collections.
Brigitte has been a resident of Avondale Estates since 2005.
