I think that nobody can stay unmoved by Asun's Art. Her etchings, drawings paintings draw you into a dreamworld, where nature is untouched and innocent, mysterious and magical.

At the same time Asun's delicate paintings witness to the rigor, if not cruelty of nature. they testify that this is a "hard world for little things" ...

Whales in spraying waters, light flickering at the end of a path in the thick, dark forest. Magical full moons in nightblue skies. Tiny fragile insects flying through an air which seems to be made of even tinier little creatures.

Butterflies, feathers, houses and balloons. Aeroplanes fly through delicate handwriting. You have to look more than once to discover Asun's world.

How long have you been an artist?

For about 25 years.

Is your art your full-time career?

No, I also work as an art teacher.

Where do you work?  How long have you been there?

I work in Luxemburg, where I have been living for 8 years. Before that, I worked in Spain.

Do you have favorite places you like to create?

I like to work in my studio in Ettelbruck, but I also like painting in the open air.

What does a typical day look like? Is there a typical day?

Not really ; it depends on if I have to teach or if I am working at my art. When I create, I spend the whole day in my atelier, and time flies.

What materials do you prefer?

I prefer  watercolors, pen, pencils. I like working with wood, for art prints. I love ink.

Little Falling Horses

Little kingfisher

Where/How are you inspired?

As Picasso said, I am inspired mainly while I work... For me, this is not just a funny  sentence, it is a reality.

How do you know when your piece is done?

Some kínd of inner feeling shows me when to stop.

Little Lonely Horse

Little Kingfisher

Moon Duck

Do you work on one or more pieces at a time?

Yes, mainly when I am working on art prints ... There is a lot of waiting time between the different steps when you engrave.

If you were not a painter/sculptor/photographer, etc., what would you do?

I would be a vet or a biologist... I would work in touch with animals.

Moon Moby Dick

How can our readers find and purchase your art?

By my Facebook profile Asun Parrilla Art Works

website: http://www.asun-parrilla.eu/ 

or by email: asunparri[at]gmail.com

Would you like to share anything else with us?

The process of creating is such an enriching experience! Everybody should try to find his own creative way, there are so many possibilities: painting, sculpting, writing, cooking...

Moon Storm

Aullardor

Andrea Hupke de Palacio is the Arts Co-Editor for Wandering Educators. Born in 1957 in Giessen, Germany, Andrea began studying drawing and painting at an early age, encouraged by her family. She studied arts at one of the private Paris art schools, the Ecole Supérieur d’Art Françoise Conte and graduated as a textile Designer in 2005.  
 
For a short period, she discovered the Fashion and Interior Design World, with its précision, style and finesse which helped her to develop her love for the détail. Today she uses these skills to develop her painting. For her sketches and drawings, as well as her paintings she uses different media(s) on various materials, with liberty and intuition. Watercolor, Pencil, Gouache, Ink, Egg-Tempera, Acrylic on Paper, Canvas, or textiles.

Andrea’s paintings can be found in private collections througout Europe and she regularly organizes exhibitions and participate in art markets in Germany and France. She is also the co-founder of Atelier 325, together with Kim Rodeffer Funk, a Washington, DC-based artist.

All photos courtesy and copyright Asun Parilla Castro