For me, the creation of a painting is like a journey – both literally and figuratively. On my many travels, I collect impressions that later flow into my paintings. Photographs and sketches often serve as a starting point, but less as a template and more as a memory aid. For me, what is crucial is not to precisely depict what I have seen, but to capture the emotions I felt in those moments – whether hiking through a national park in California or pausing in a special place. These feelings are primarily reflected in the choice of my color palettes, as in the paintings "In the Garden of Memories," "Deep in the Woods of Mirador," or "What do You believe, is behind the Mountains."
But the journey also takes place within the painting process itself – it is often a search. Not every chosen path leads to the goal, and sometimes I have to turn back, start anew, experiment. I know this experience from my academic work as well: theories that did not lead further must be revised. Precisely this combination of artistic intuition and analytical thinking characterizes my painting.