Eva Schlunke was born in Australia and grew up off the grid in the bush.  She has lived in Sydney, Australia and on the banks of the Tambopata River in southeast Peru.  We are featuring paintings she does which are inspired by her husband, the cartoonist Polyp.

Eva writes:  Why do I paint? Because I enjoy doing it, mostly, but there are other reasons too. On a good day magical things happen. Some other force takes over and flows through me when it’s working. Somehow the painting communicates with me and I just know what to do without any thought or effort. I also enjoy a struggle when my painting is being difficult and refuses to talk to me. This is when I have to use my negotiating skills and try things to persuade the painting to come around and let me in again.  And then there is the immense satisfaction I get out of knowing that a painting is finished, when there is nothing else I can do to improve it, when it speaks for itself and doesn’t need me anymore.

But it’s not just for my own enjoyment.  It’s also because I need to get through the backlog of ideas that fill my head, tormenting me with their urgency and grumbling at me when I ignore them. Everyday inspires me with new moments to be captured. Some days scream at me louder than others, but there are always visual delights to be had, and I guess I’m just greedy that I want to recreate so many of them and claim them as my own.

Is my artwork self-indulgent and unprofitable?  Probably, but I don’t care.  It gives me a reason to live, and it helps to remind me how beautiful and fascinating life can be when, at times, I can’t see it so clearly for myself. Isn’t that a good enough reason for anybody to do anything?   If you are interested in buying cartoons or drawings from Eva Schlunke   Contact Us

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