Being an avid hobby photographer, I combine my passion for photography and my love for drawing, which results in art that I call my own from the process of taking the photo all the way to the final pencil stroke.
Growing up in Germany, in my early years I restricted myself to drawing people, trying to capture images in as much detail as possible. I preferred using pencils over other techniques as it allowed me to copy even the smallest details and it proved to be less messy than other creative media. I emigrated to New Zealand in 1990, where I continued to draw pictures mainly for fun and the odd commission for family and friends. After a prolonged hiatus from drawing between the years 2000 and 2010 I rediscovered my passion for art and I haven’t stopped since. By then I developed a love for all things that nature provides, from landscapes to all kinds of animals.
Eventually I joined The Titirangi Painters Arts club, with the annual winter exhibition being the highlight of their activities. Since then I entered various art competitions and art sales at different venues in New Zealand with increasing success and recognition, resulting in frequent sales and several awards.
More recently I relocated into the Tasman and Nelson area where I have started to exhibit in various galleries.
The pencils of my choice are Faber-Castell Polychromos and Caran D’Ache Pablos.
MILESTONES:
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September 2014: Inclusion of my work “Eastern Rosellas” in Ann Kullberg’s prestigeous annual book ‘CP Treasures III’ which features 90 of the very best color pencil artist from around the world.
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September 2014: Inclusion of my work “New Zealand Woodpigeon” into an issue of Ann Kullberg’s Colored Pencil magazine.
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January 2014: Featured in “NZ Artist” magazine on 8 (eight!) Pages.
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October 2013: Colored Pencil Artist and Lovers on Facebook: 1st Winner in Expert category for my work “New Zealand Woodpigeon
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October 2013: Corban’s Sculpture and Arts Awards: all 3 of my entries were selected into the main Gallery
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September 2013: I was admitted into the CPSA (Colored Pencil Society of America)
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August 2013: Titirangi Painters Winter Exhibtion: highly recommended for my work “Huia Bay”
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August 2013: Titirangi Painters Winter Exhibtion: joined 2nd in ‘Best of the West’ for my work “Huia Bay” (out of 21 entries)
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August 2013: Titirangi Painters Winter Exhibition: 3rd overall in Public Choice for my work “Yosemite” (out of 550 artworks)
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August 2013: Titirangi Painters Winter Exhibition: 1st overall in Public choice (out of 42 artists)
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August 2012: Titirangi Painters Winter Exhibtion: special mention for my work “Mokoroa Falls” in ‘Best of the West’
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August 2012: Titirangi Painters Winter Exhibition: 2nd overall in Public choice (out of 37 artists)
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Since June of 2012 I am a member of the Titirangi Painters Arts club.
I am a colour pencil artist who specializes in photo realistic artworks of all kinds of wildlife, with a particular passion for birds. I have been told that my art style is instantly recognizable, combining extremely fine detail with painterly qualities that pay tribute to the beauty of the subject, while adding my own personal interpretation.
I do welcome commisions of pets and any other subject. Please contact me if you are interested.