Rimantas Šiekštelė says that "E. Kontrimienė-Degutis' creative field is abstract, textural, gestural and painterly expression. Her themes are mostly based on Lithuanian landscapes, which she has experienced emotionally. The series of paintings "Fata Morgana" is inspired by complex optical phenomena, consisting of several mirage shapes, which appear due to temperature inversion. In this phenomenon, the objects on the horizon appear longer and more elevated above the ground." "The artist's expressive, textural, spontaneous, gestural paintings are associated with Eastern Zen Buddhist aesthetics. The artist has been working consistently in this field for many years as an individual artist, pushing the boundaries of this field, constantly searching for new plastic expressions and creative experiments. The artist combines various painting techniques and materials - from traditional oil painting materials to the most recent ones, such as "graffiti" - in search of a dialogue between the different techniques", says R. Šiekštelė. According to visual arts critic R. Lukauskaitė, "the series "Rust and Dust" by painter Eglė Kontrimienė-Degutis sounds like a reflection on the passage of time and the transience of human experience. The abstract canvases of the paintings represent things that seem to be easily forgotten and lost, but could once be seen as eternal and enduring. It alludes not only to physical objects, but also to human experiences, memories and relationships that fade and transform with time. E. Kontrimienė-Degutis's paintings of the textures and forms of rust and dust convey this constant process of change that is inevitable and often unpredictable. Rust represents what has been solid and strong, and dust represents what is ultimately left behind. The subtle, hazy shapes and colours in the paintings create the feeling that something is intangible, about to disappear or already part of the past. It could be the fragility of our lives and the realisation of how quickly even the most significant moments pass, leaving only faint reflections in our memories".
