Carola Vahldiek

I work as a fine art painter, author and nature photographer in a small town near Hamburg, Germany. In my studio, I create colourful, cheerful paintings. I am also passionate about writing positive, uplifting and magical, imaginative poems and stories. When I’m not painting or writing, you’ll often find me outdoors, capturing the beauty of nature through my camera on long rambles.

My photographs and paintings have been displayed in various exhibitions. Over the years, I have won regional, national and international awards in the fields of photography, painting and writing.

You can bring my paintings into your home through various art calendars. I have also published three children’s books, an all-age fantasy novel, a book of inspiration and a small collection of poetry. In addition, several hundred poems and short stories have been printed in around 300 gift books, calendars and magazines. Various photo calendars are also available on the market. Some of these combine photographs with lyrics.

Through my work, I aim to make the world a little brighter, to empower others and to sprinkle a little magic and beauty into life.

In both my forms of expression and the styles of my works, I do not limit myself to a single approach. My c...

Self-educated

Farben-Freude (paintings), Bomlitz/ Walsrode, Germany, 2022

Lichtblicke für Auge und Seele (photographs and lyrics), Walsrode, Germany, 2012

Sichtweisen (photographs and lyrics), Rotenburg (Wümme), Germany, 2011/2012

Licht.Gedicht (photographs and lyrics), Lüneburg, Germany, 2007

Wasser in Sicht! (photographs and lyrics), Potsdam, Lüneburg, Rethem/ Aller, Walsrode, Schneverdingen, Hittfeld, Germany, 2003 - 2006