Artist Statement
I believe that the role of the artist is to create works that inspire and delight as well as evoke feelings and emotions in a viewer. When people see my work, I'd like them to just look at the painting and discover what they feel, more than what they think. I invite the viewers to travel in them, continually discovering unknown worlds and dreamscapes – approaching the paintings with imagination and an open mind.
My first experiments with silk painting started in 1987. One brushstroke on the stretched silk and I was hooked! Painting on silk is unique, utterly wonderful and quite different to anything I had done earlier - sketches, watercolours, oil and acrylic painting. I discover new techniques all the time and every painting is quite different, unless, of course, I am working on a series.
My originality is documented by an unusual multi-layered painting style, which has nothing to do anymore with traditional silk painting. Every time I paint a new layer, the emotions, experience and impressions of the day are reflected onto the unfinished painting. The final result is the destination of an artistic journey, sometimes long and with many turns along the way. Several of my paintings are titled "Unknown Worlds" or "Dreamscapes", for that is what they are for me. My extensive travels and life in India, Germany, and Canada have left me with vivid impressions of colours, forms and atmosphere - many still waiting to be manifested on silk.
My first experiments with silk painting started in 1987. One brushstroke on the stretched silk and I was hooked! Painting on silk is unique, utterly wonderful and quite different to anything I had done earlier - sketches, watercolours, oil and acrylic painting. I discover new techniques all the time and every painting is quite different, unless, of course, I am working on a series.
My originality is documented by an unusual multi-layered painting style, which has nothing to do anymore with traditional silk painting. Every time I paint a new layer, the emotions, experience and impressions of the day are reflected onto the unfinished painting. The final result is the destination of an artistic journey, sometimes long and with many turns along the way. Several of my paintings are titled "Unknown Worlds" or "Dreamscapes", for that is what they are for me. My extensive travels and life in India, Germany, and Canada have left me with vivid impressions of colours, forms and atmosphere - many still waiting to be manifested on silk.