The essence of art is to communicate impressions and experiences where the artist’s character and style are combined in the visual image. Art is also an invitation to the audience to participate in a world of discovery. Occasionally, this strikes us in such an amazing way that we become aware of emotions and reactions we never knew we were capable of. Somehow, we are strangely affected by what we see, or think we see – colour and form creates recognition and recollections of something we have seen, of something we have experienced, of something that has affected us.
Wanda Elisabeth Hareim’s works are broadly varied. They can be abstract flowers and notions of light; often they are impressions from nature’s diversity, though not in the form of real-life drawings or traditional figurative Norwegian landscapes. They are more like fantastic invitations to see the large in the small, things we can’t quite grasp, things we can’t quite master alone. Or they can be urban environments and broad landscapes, where the existence of people is more hinted than emphasized, often becoming insignificant in a greater context.
If colour represents emotions, we are confronted with a highly enthusiastic and complex artist. In the leitmotif of Nature the colours can sometimes radiate towards us with their power of intensity, other times we encounter endless nuances in the same colour scale. In this abstract and impressionistic Nature we recognize the influence of her teacher, Jakob Weidemann. But the manifestation and colour is hers. Her urban motifs have a totally different character, with softer colours and scenes that promt us to consider the wider world. We perceive an artist who vividly expresses the complex nature of art and the eternal process of finding the ultimate expression.                              

I had contact with Jakob Weidemann for many years – by telephone, at exhibitions and other places. Once he asked me if I could do a favour for an acquaintance of his. He had taken under his wing a woman called Wanda Hareim. He really believed that if an artist was good  they would get by on their own, but it would be nice if I could give her some advice on media and marketing. This is how I first came across Wanda.
I do not claim to have a professional eye or be an authority on art but I have enough interest  and experience to recognize in Wanda Hareim an artist of dimension.

You are drawn in to Wanda Hareim’s paintings. They give you an opportunity to make your own associations, to make your own discoveries, and to fill in the details yourself. It is a process of recognition that gives a feeling of solidarity with the artist.

When the lines from modern history run in to the future, Wanda Hareim contributes by casting a clearer light over the confusing artistic experiences we face today. She maintains her empathy with Nature, and manages to transmit her insight to us through her clear use of colour and form.
She is an outstanding artist who will continue to impress Norwegian and international audiences for many years to come. Her vibrant imagination never allows the mood to congeal, but seems to facilitate the continued development of a mature artist.

The Wanda Hareim paintings that adorn our walls are extremely vibrant and inspirational. In a unique way, Wanda has the ability to give her paintings a vitalizing sense of harmony. Her colour combinations touch our senses, yes, make us happy. We regard her art as something between abstract and figurative. She clearly gets her inspiration from Nature, which perhaps accounts for the fact that her works are so animated and harmonious.