“The purpose of art is not the release of a momentary ejection of adrenalin but is, rather, the gradual, lifelong construction of a state of wonder and serenity.”Glenn Gould
The trigger to paint this picture was a hot, stressful day when I was longing for cooling and calm. “Art means not knowing that the world already exists, and making one. (Rainer Maria Rilke) While painting, I remembered the impressive photos…
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“A laughter is nothing else but the summer lightening joy of a soul, a flashing light to the outside just the way it shines inside.” (Dante)
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Sometimes the title is clear to me before I start to paint, like here. The nice thought “All in all, one is sitting far too little at the seaside”(translated from German) swam into my virtual net. Now it is placed…
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This is my very first painting on canvas. Previously, I had used fiber-board, cardboard or glass plate as a base for my acrylic painting. Thanks to the surface structure and absorbency of the fabric, canvas gives me even more exciting…
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In Ocean I and Ocean II, I am concerned to capture the interplay between the blue of the sky and the sea. I used one and the same blue in different dilutions.
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With the use of a single acrylic paint in different dilutions I am concerned with Ocean I and Ocean II to capture the interplay between the blue of the sky and the sea.
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Land becomes sea. Sea becomes sky. And the most transient form of land by the sea is called living cliff. My intention was to present this as a pleasing color composition. Thus everything that takes place in sea and sky…
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“In those vernal seasons of the year, when the air is calm and pleasant, it were an injury and sullenness against Nature not to go out, and see her riches, and partake in her rejoicing with heaven and earth.” – John Milton
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“The mission of art is not to copy nature, but to express it.”Honoré de Balzac
The Lorelei is a rock on the bank of the River Rhine in Germany and added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. The rock and the murmur it creates have inspired various tales. Heinrich Heine’s famous poem describes…
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“The dream is a bulwark against the regularity and commonness of life, a free recreation of the fettered phantasy, in which it mixes together all the pictures of life and interrupts the continued earnestness of grown-up men with a joyous…
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This is the satellite view from 26,000 feet above.
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This work is an expression of my delight of experimentation. The mixed media technique includes acrylic, sand, ink and a sculpture of wood and a cocktail umbrella – on canvas.
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When opening a box of freshly arrived art supplies a scalpel fell onto the canvas. Under a thick drop of blood-red acrylic, the wound is now healed. And I like the result so much that I declare the painting as…
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“Watch it!” I stop abruptly and look at him questioningly. “There! Just right infront of you!” and points to the lush green of the meadow. Crouching, I let one of the many tiny chameleons crawl around me on my finger….
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Did you know that there is an animal that never dies? It is immortal and very small. Its name is Turritopsis dohrnii. Scientists say: Turritopsis dohrnii is an immortal jellyfish. That isn’t hyperbole – it really is immortal. After reaching…
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You should never pay the Ferryman before he has brought you to the other side.
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The technique I have applied here I recently discovered by chance. I would be surprised if I were the first. It leans on Giclée, although here the ink reaches the screen thanks to water. Many artists have also made use…
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I was just about to paint a Kingfisher as an abstract painting when I had to take a break. I didn’t like what I’ve done to this canvas. I switched over to Facebook, glanced over my timeline and read a comment…
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Some years ago I had the great opportunity to travel to Kenya and also to spend a few days in the Masai Mara. A few meters from the foot of my bed away giraffes ran past and in the distance…
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The Greek philosopher Diogenes of Sinope is said to have lived in a bathtub. I can imagine this very well. Actually summer is a very nice season – but not in this city. Here, urban planners have either not recognized…
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Three years ago the American astrophysicist, cosmologist and author Neil deGrasse Tyson has tweeted: “Aliens might be surprised to learn that in a cosmos with limitless starlight, humans kill for energy sources buried in the sand.” And long before that,…
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Sometimes an artist has to resort to unusual materials. Be it for necessity or for pleasure. Thus back then at the student residence I had realized that a built-in wardrobe does not necessarily require a back wall, and simply repurposed…
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