Category Archive for 'Art'

As an ongoing project without an expiration date-so to speak-I illustrate children’s poems by Dr. Franz Andres Morrissey.

I made this illustration for my friend Sandro, the craziest cat-lover of all time. Don’t worry, this furry friend wasn’t sent to outer space for experimental reasons-he’s the feline explorer who’s got it all under control!

For my book illustrations I use Royal Talen’s finest Rembrandt watercolors. Water colours are a transparent paint based on Gum arabic. Painting in water colour is a technique whereby the paint, thinned with water or as it is, is applied on special water colour paper. The paint has various constituents including pure pigments and Gum [...]

1. Vorwort In diesem Literaturbericht über Jacopo Bellinis berühmte Skizzenbücher werden Thesen verschiedener Kunsthistoriker aufgegriffen, welche sich mit Fragestellungen zur Materialität, Datierung, Reihenfolge und Stilistik der Skizzen auseinandersetzen. Hauptsächlich wird Albert J. Elen erwähnt, der unter anderem eine These über Bellinis Gebrauch von Papier und Pergament geschrieben hat. Ein weiterer Forscher ist der russische Prinz, [...]

House by the Shore (2008) I began photographing this painting in its different stages. This I find very helpful because to retrace one’s steps can help in one’s future artistic endeavors: For instance, in the first two stages, the painting, in my opinion, looks lighter and more vivid than its final version. Keeping this in [...]

Acrylic paint on wood, 51cm x 45,5cm, 2006. This painting was inspired by the movie, “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy”.

Acrylic paint on wood, 51cm x 45,5cm, 2006. This painting was inspired by the movie, “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy”.

Acrylic paint on aluminum, 1,25 x 1,25cm, 2004.

Acrylic paint and spray paint on aluminum, 1,25m x 1,25m, 2004.