Paintings

“Sand paintings”

I hit upon the idea during a working trip in California: to paint a landscape using the landscape itself. The pure and intense colours of the materials are coarse and yet subtle at the same time, and defy imitation by any painting technique. They have a natural structure, which causes the light to be continually reflected in different ways. The earthy tints are not overwhelming in their effect; rather, they invite contemplation. When I embark on a journey, I don’t just view the landscape, I want to touch it, take it with me and let it tell its own story. I want to create a new world within this world, using the materials of this world. I want to capture the beauty of the nature and the feelings it inspires in me. Sometimes I emphasise the expression of the landscape by placing human figures in the sand paintings with a few, simple lines. The lines are interrupted, causing the background and human figures to interact with and influence each other.

“Corner paintings”

I have experimented a great deal with space and movement in painting. I came up with the idea of the corner painting as a result. I like to surprise the viewer and arouse his curiosity. The viewer should not be passive in relation to the painting and should also be able to have an effect on the composition. Corner paintings undergo movement in response to the movements of the viewer, resulting in a painting with multiple perspectives. In the same way, we experience many different views when passing through a landscape. I don’t want to portray these impressions as just one image after another in separate paintings, but within a single painting that is in motion. This is possible with a corner painting. In the case of the seascapes, walking past the painting is just like walking along the beach.

” Traditional and Concrete Frescoes

The fresco was the first real painting technique; it involves painting with natural pigments ground up in water and applied to the freshly laid, traditional stucco of wet lime and sand. It is an art form based on fascinating, traditional methods of craftsmanship. The frescoes are directly painted on an interior or exterior wall. It is also possible to make a sort of ‘portable’ fresco on a special panel for this purpose. The concrete frescoes draw their inspiration from the traditional fresco; however, they are made using the contemporary materials of cement and sand. The figures are carved into the concrete ‘in fresco’.

“ Acrylic and Oil paint ”

Works of art painted with acrylic or oil paint on paper, linen canvas, wood or denim. All inspired by my experiences during nine years of living and working in Tuscany and much travel abroad. My fascination with man and nature and their interaction is the underlying basis of my work.