Flow 22076 Painting

In my mid-40s, I quit my job in the financial industry and reinvented myself. From a gray businessman to a colorful artist. I didn't plan it. But there was a desire for intensity and the longing for a creative life. And I just allowed it to happen. That takes courage and confidence. So that's what my art is all about. To have the courage to shape your life with self-confidence. Not thinking to much about the consequences and obstacles. With my work, I want to encourage people to free themselves from well-known patterns and to boldly design their lifes. My paintings help the viewer to forget their doubts and to concentrate on what is possible. HOW I PAINT I move between abstraction, minimalism and color fields - physical an digital. When I start a painting, I try to free myself from everything. No intention, no sketches, no rules. I just focus on color and its effect. I pour and spray acrylic colors on a wet canvas. The color finds its way into the picture. Sometimes wild, sometimes gentle, but always unexpected, it flows across the screen. Layer by layer an unexpected space of possibilities emerges. I always work in multiple layers. Sometimes I give the paint time to dry, sometimes I paint wet on wet. This creates structures with holes, cracks or stains in the different layers of paint. With each layer the picture gets more and more character. As with every human being, their character becomes more interesting and unique with every facet. Let things take their course. Having the courage to look beyond the familiar and not beeing afraid to create new realities. This applies to my art as well as to my way of life.