Artist Statement
I HAVE BEEN VERY LUCKY AND HAD THE POSSIBILITY TO NOT ONLY VISIT EXOTIC PLACES BUT ALSO LIVE IN VARIOUS PARTS OF OUR BEAUTIFUL WORLD. WHEREVER I AM, I TRY TO CAPTURE THE IMMINENT IMPRESSIONS OF A LANDSCAPE OR OF MY SURROUNDINGS, OF PEOPLE AND EVEN OF A CERTAIN ATMOSPHERE, WHICH HAD TICKLED MY FANCY.
LIGHT AND COLOR ALWAYS HAVE BEEN A MAJOR INFLUENCE AND IMPORTANT FACTOR IN MY PAINTINGS. COLOR HAS A POWER, WHICH CAN TRANSMIT PLEASANT FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS, IN A PAINTING JUST AS IN NATURE.
THE WAY I PAINT COULD PROBABLY BEST BE DESCRIBED AS:“EMOTIONALLY CHARGED IMPRESSIONISM”.
THE PREFERED MEDIUM IN MY WORKS IS OIL COLOR AND/OR ACRYLIC, MIXED WITH VARIOUS MATERIALS FOUND ON THE BEACH OR ON WALKS THROUGH NATUR, FROM SAND TO SHELLS, FROM LEAVES TO THREAD OR TISSUE.
I TRY TO CAPTURE THE POSITIVE IMPRESSIONS OF LIFE, CAPTURE THE FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS OF WHAT I SAW AND FELT AT A CERTAIN MOMENT IN TIME. TO PUT THIS SPONTANEOUS EXPERIENCE ON CANVAS IS NOT ONLY A GREAT CHALLENGE BUT ALSO EXPRESSES MY POSITIVE ATTITUDE TOWARDS LIFE ITSELF.