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 Do you see clouds in white or dark only? I don’t, I imagine all kinds of colors in wind and weather or sun and friendly skies, just like a child sees castles in the sky – why not see colors in the sky. A friendly color, wet color, stormy color, dreamy soft, wild . . . → Read More: Colored Clouds  Dreaming of summer and the colors to come. January is a good time to dream of a flower garden. Catalogues galore flying through the front door into my house, so to speak. When we still lived in the Kootenays at the North end of the Lake, not the best region for flower gardens . . . → Read More: Gerald’s Garden  I am still working on my canvasses, stretching and putting the gesso on, sanding – 4 times – quite a few more to do, on my large table is no room for anything else, but I sneak in some small paintings, just so I keep the paintbrushes in use (my excuse), feels kind . . . → Read More: It is a small world 
Last thoughts for the ending of this year. Are artists a different kind or people? Is making art not considered work? If we all would accept that art in any shape or form belongs to our way of life, it might just come ( one day) that many of these artist could make a . . . → Read More: December 31 2011 
Monkshoods are late to bloom this year All spring and early summer they were waiting for the sun Shooting up to the sky – now they are 61/2’ and one is 8’ tall But the blossoms are so beautiful and large These are some of my favourite plants; they like to grow . . . → Read More: Summer’s End 
Durchbruch – breakthrough Not really necessarily a good translation for what I mean by “Durchbruch “ More like a place in time at which a change is happening or something is giving in or conquered acrylic/canvas 27×58″ make an offer can be rolled for shipping Gallery enquiries . . . → Read More: Durchbruch Abstract – what is it ?? Does not abstract mean that it derives from an abstract thought? Thinking abstract we understand but an abstract painting???? How to read this painting: Direction: sacred place Means: singing forest How I did get here – see article in “painters world, sea to canvas –sacred places” The . . . → Read More: Abstract – what is it ?? 
Decay and re-growth Mysterious and misty, windblown and rain-saturated, these are some words I would use to describe the rainforest on Haida-Gwaii These islands are a wonder on the West Coast of British Columbia. There is a constant life cycle going on in the rain forest, decay and re-growth acrylic/canvas 20×30″ . . . → Read More: Rain Forest – Haida Gwaii  Wine from Ortega grapes – in the blue valley of the grouse. Soft delightful floral – hint of spice and apricot A cross between Mueller-Thurgau and { here is a big word} “Siegerrebe”,(vine for the Conqueror) sounds like the Romans sure named this one after their own heart but a mister José’ Ortega did the( punch) . . . → Read More: The Grouse – color blue 
Rising out of the unknown Truth and goodness meet the beauty Article 8 Mission Statemant – UNESCO - protect their personnel integrity acrylic/canvas 24×24″ |
 Welcome to my blog. This is written for you my readers and you who collect my paintings. Because you are interested in my work you naturally want to know more about the creator - me - and that is why I started to write a bit about myself and the person behind the art work. I have my studio in Abbotsford B.C. Canada but grew up on the small Island of Sylt in the German Noth Sea, the beginning of my fascination with water and the sky. Please, feel free to email if you have any questions or comments!
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