Ralf Jahnke-Wachholz

My painting does not follow a plan. I do not start a painting with the idea of how it has to be at the end – the result, the aim is unknown. If I would know – I would not start to paint. The artwork would already be painted in my head and the result would have no surprising effect. But in my painting I like to work with the unknown. There is no other aim than to have simply fun – to enjoy every moment in the painting process.

My abstract acrylic art paintings and digital abstract art prints are pure intuition. Pure intuition and the process of trial and error are for me the keys to creating abstract art. I like getting surprised by the colors and the structures emerging on the canvas or on the screen and then on the print.

Creating Art is a process of destroying vs. preserving and reducing vs. expanding. These are for me central issues in the painting process that need to be answered constantly. To answer these questions seconds or minutes can be enough, but sometimes it takes weeks that can add up easily to months.

At the end of the painting process, there is a final step the artwork has to take. I have to watch the artwork over a certain period of time. If I still like it and it does not bore me – it is ready to show...

I am a self-taught contemporary abstract art painter - I am creating contemporary abstract paintings and digital abstract art prints (Ltd. Edition Prints)