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Mixed Media, Collage, acrylic, 100 x 80 cm, 2015,
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 The painting Shimmering Light started, like most of my paintings, in an abstract way and - following my intuition - it developed slowly into a reconiseable scene, a kind of drifting cityscape, surrounded by water.

Mixed Media, 100 x 73 cm, 2014

"Shimmering Town" is a spontaneous painting that I started when back from a short trip to Tangier, a constantly and uncontrolled growing harbour town in Northern Morocco.

The work belongs to the Echo in the open Window series.

I would describe it as the expression of an inner echo. Like as if you are lying in bed and through the open window you hear the sounds of life from the outside world: the wind in the trees or early bird songs, music, singing, bells ringing, dogs barking, the sound of footsteps, motorbikes... - The entire world is there, and in my mind these acoustic impressions become visible.

During the process of painting the town on my canvas was growing like the real Tangier. I felt really like walking deep inside this painting.

Oil, metal, sand - 100 x 73 cm, 2012

This is a memory of the special atmosphere 2012 of the harbour town Tangier, north African coast, just a stone´s throw away from Spain. Young morrocans were waiting for their chance to go to Europe.

Mixed Media, acrylic, 100 x 80 cm, 2011