Rooted

Rooted

Rooted. At the end of last year, the painting "Rooted" had found a new home. This week, I finally had the opportunity to see it in its new context and frame. By this I mean not only the spatial frame... Weiterlesen
Video: Exhibition Graz-Eggenberg

Video: Exhibition Graz-Eggenberg

Video: Exhibition Graz-Eggenberg Last week my exhibition in Graz-Eggenberg, (Styria, Austria) "Dance of the Trees - unmovable and yet moved" was opened by a 'Vernissage' (private viewing). The following is a short video clip with impressions from the opening, mostly taken... Weiterlesen
Rooted – Acrylic Painting

Rooted – Acrylic Painting

Rooted - Acrylic Painting This acrylic painting was some time in the making. I started it during the art conference at the beginning of August but was not satisfied with the background. This week I finally finished it, only two days before the... Weiterlesen
Sunlit Path – Gouache Painting

Sunlit Path – Gouache Painting

Sunlit Path - Gouache Painting This gouache painting is based on an old photo that I took many years ago during a vacation in Schladming, Styria. Something about this leaf-covered path next to a brook touches my soul deeply. The trees form... Weiterlesen
Monet’s Garden – Gouache Painting

Monet’s Garden – Gouache Painting

Monet's Garden - Gouache Painting Monet's garden in Giverny (France) is famous, especially the bridge over the lily pond. It is a magical place near Paris that has inspired many of Claude Monet's beautiful paintings, especially his countless paintings of water... Weiterlesen
Safe Spot – Gouache Painting

Safe Spot – Gouache Painting

Safe Spot under the Willow - Gouache Painting Here is another painting with a willow tree, but this time in symbolism style. Would you not enjoy sitting on this bench under a willow tree that seems to glow and radiate light... Weiterlesen
Thirsty Tree 2 – Acrylic Painting

Thirsty Tree 2 – Acrylic Painting

Thirsty Tree 2 - Acrylic Painting This is another surrealistic painting with acrylic paint, showing again a thirsty tree, similar to yesterday's painting.  The tree's branches turned into hands that try to catch the few drops before they fall into a water puddle,... Weiterlesen
Thirsty Tree 1 – Acrylic Painting

Thirsty Tree 1 – Acrylic Painting

Thirsty Tree 1 - Acrylic Painting This surrealistic painting with acrylic paint shows a thirsty tree clinging to a drop of water that is about to fall into a small puddle, like other drops before it, leaving a pattern of concentric... Weiterlesen
Desert Memories – Acrylic Painting

Desert Memories – Acrylic Painting

Desert Memories - Acrylic Painting Do deserts have memories? In this case, yes. This painting imagines what the memory pictures of a desert region would look like. In three picture frames you can see these memories. Dreaming of times where... Weiterlesen
Tree Explosion – Acrylic Painting

Tree Explosion – Acrylic Painting

Tree Explosion - Acrylic Painting This painting has been through a lot of revisions. During one of my art classes, I tried to apply a new technique but missed one small detail. So, things did not work out as planned... Weiterlesen
Surrealism and Magic Realism today.

Surrealism and Magic Realism today.

Surrealism and Magic Realism today. At the end of July 2014, I participated in another elective seminar as part of my art study program. The topic was Surrealism and Magic Realism. I found both art styles highly fascinating. The course... Weiterlesen
Large format paintings and their potential.

Large format paintings and their potential.

Large format paintings and their potential. In July 2014 I participated in a course about "Large format paintings and their potential" at the Leonardo Kunstakademie Salzburg (Leonardo Art Academy Salzburg). This was one of the elective courses as part of my art... Weiterlesen