Studio Journal

Beach painting in which added dunes integrate the can into the landscape with proper perspective

Current State of the Painting The idea for this painting began with a rusty tin on the beach. What fascinated me was the contrast between this small, weathered object and the vast openness of the sea and sky. This painting has been with me for quite some time now. The basic idea was clear from the very beginning: an empty beach, the sea in the distance, a few barely visible sailing boats on the horizon, and in the foreground an old rusty tin with remnants of a label. What att

Welcome behind the easel, where sketches, ideas and unfinished paintings gradually find their final form. In exhibitions and galleries, you usually only see the finished painting. What happens before that often remains hidden: initial sketches, discarded ideas, color experiments, and the many small decisions that allow a work to grow. Not every painting comes about in a straightforward way. Some develop quickly, others accompany me for weeks or even months. With these glimpse