thumbnail for Der Hölle Rache Kocht In Meinem Herzen (‘hells vengeance boils in my heart’)

Der Hölle Rache Kocht In Meinem Herzen (‘hells vengeance boils in my heart’)
thumbnail for Amor ti vieta (‘love forbids you’)

Amor ti vieta (‘love forbids you’)
thumbnail for Con te partiro (‘with you I will leave’)

Con te partiro (‘with you I will leave’)
thumbnail for Dies Bildnis Ist Bezaubernd Schön (‘this image is enchantingly lovely’)

Dies Bildnis Ist Bezaubernd Schön (‘this image is enchantingly lovely’)
thumbnail for Svegliatevi nel core (‘awaken in my heart’)

Svegliatevi nel core (‘awaken in my heart’)
thumbnail for Un bel di, vedremo (‘One fine day, we will see’)

Un bel di, vedremo (‘One fine day, we will see’)
thumbnail for se potessero I sospir miei ('if only my sighs')

se potessero I sospir miei (‘if only my sighs’)
thumbnail for Agitato da fiere tempeste (‘after the distress of a fierce tempest’)

Agitato da fiere tempeste (‘after the distress of a fierce tempest’)

An aria is a solo vocal opera performance, which also means “air’ in Italian – an apt title for a series of oil paintings inspired by different arias, all of which are a detailed representation of dramas being played out in the sky.

Ocholla acknowledges the strong influence of British painter William Turner, drawing on his ability to capture and freeze-frame drama and emotion in landscapes.

“In Aria, Ocholla attempts to pen down her own grand opera… through air, attaching interesting anecdotes to describe how some of her paintings were assigned their arias.” – State of the Art (www.stateoftheart-gallery.com)