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After
a technical training I stretched out my feeler into the neighbouring
country France where I was working in Chateroux as well as Toulouse
from 1968 to 1972. In the same time I acquired the French language
in addition to English.
After this time I had the pleasure to work in approx. 58 countries
– Europe, Africa, Middle East and a bit of Asia. Thereby I caught
– beside malaria – a 3rd foreign language “Arabic”.
1972-1973
I met my later wife Gerda the first time and married her the 1st
July 1973.
From
this marriage 2 children followed – Inger and Torsten.
After
a 32 years long blessed marriage my dear wife Gerda died in the age
of almost 58 years on May 21, 2005.
This
act of God directed me to rethink basically and with the help of our
good friend Tineke from Holland I came onto the road of painting. A
quite fantastic other world: caring, coloured and bright,
meditatively, lifelike, impressionistic – a recreational world.
In
this short period from 10th September 2005 till today
different paintings developed. I revive motives memorized during my
travellings and bring them to paper. It can be seen sunrises und
sundowns, dessert images, northern lights, spring scenery, abstracts,
portraits, hands, seasides, the sea, seagulls and much more.
My
paintings are made with pastel chalk only. No other tools - only my
hands are the instruments - so I can feel what I paint. It occurs
more and more frequently that I have the feeling to be in the
painting - and it’s a great emotion.
For the end of my story I wish to be able to paint for a very long
time so that I can reproduce my impressions.
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