Alster in winter Painting

After working as a fashion and portrait photographer for more than 20 years, I started experimenting with colors and painting abstract acrylic paintings. While I was still taking photography, I realized various creative photo projects on the topic of using and working with different materials and digital changes. I have always had a great interest in pictures and enjoyed visiting museums and exhibitions as a child. In particular, contact with the Hamburg and Berlin art scenes has shaped my creative nature. I love trying out new techniques and constantly changing things in the picture. I usually leave a picture lying around for days and work on several pictures in parallel until I actually decide that it is finished. I often get my inspiration from long walks in nature. I particularly find water, clouds and the surfaces of old buildings very attractive. I work intuitively and decide the next step after each brush stroke, so I never know where the journey will lead. That's exactly what I find so exciting about this type of painting. I love playing with colors and shapes. I paint in color because color means life to me. Every color has a different meaning and so does every color constellation. Colors give strength and energy. I hope to express this with my pictures.