About

Bonjour!

My name is Emmanuelle Erard. I grew up in Neuchâtel, French part of Switzerland, in a multicultural environment. My mother is from Thailand. I have inherited her love for colourful flowers. My father is from an idyllic place called "Les Franches-Montagnes", in Switzerland. He is DJ in his soul and transmitted his love for music to me. Music is an important part of my creative process.
I currently live in Lachen, beside the Lake of Zurich. I am married and have two lively young children, born in 2019 and 2021. I am an introvert, water lover, I enjoy coffee and tea at the same time in the morning and eat spicy food.

MY PHILOSOPHY

I've always been fascinated by the aura of the human being and the power of nature. I paint so that people can reconnect with their true selves, thanks to the power of nature or their own energy that their magnificent body and spirit exude. I wish that through my paintings they can rediscover their inner fire, that their eyes shine with passion. To shine without shame, to love without fear of being hurt, to accept and embrace everything that is part of being human, just being themselves to live life to the fullest.

Artistic style and inspirations

My creations navigate between realism and abstraction. I use mostly oil paint, because I love the texture, the pigments and taking my time with each creation, letting my ideas evolve and being surprised by the result. I also use inks and spray paint for the background. I start in a random, dancing and chaotic way, a process of letting go where I let myself be guided by the colours and the music in the background. Then I paint more focused and accurate. I use all the colours of the rainbow, with a preference for bright, complementary colours.
I paint intuitively, what I feel directly from my guts. These emotions come from my meditations, my dreams or when I'm immersed in the nature or in a song.

My journey

From a young age, my love for drawing knew no bounds. I adorned every surface I could find – from my hands and clothes to school desks and home walls – my favorite subjects being flowers and eyes. My childhood curiosity led me to experiment with various artistic media, including gouache and oil painting.

Art was a hobby until 2023, when I decided that my passion will be my profession, my path. The trigger was the birth of my children. I knew from then that I want to accomplish something special in this world, something good and joyful for people and for the future of my children and next generations to come. It is as an Artist Painter that I want to accomplish to mission.

In 2023, the collections "People and Nature" and "Sacral Chakra" were born. In Winter 2023-2024, I create the serie "Spiritual Winter". And I am now very proud to present my newest collection of paintings "Paradise", inspired by an hypnosis I experienced.