F. and I met many years ago in New York when he was a young investment banker. This time around, he flew in to Berlin to have his portrait painted. A great honour. We agreed to meet for a photo shoot — and took a couple of friendly selfies afterwards :-).
Here’s some pictures from both my studio in the countryside and from atelier training at the Art Academy in Stroud (Gloucestershire).
Nature studies. Exercises in observation, looking for the light, for volumes, for shapes, structures and shifts of plane. Both meditative and exhausting.
In May 2024, I again had the immense pleasure of participating in the open ateliers weekend at Fort Gorgast.
Ossip Klarwein, the man on the right, is a mysteriously underrated architect.
When you go to the National Gallery, you cannot miss Whistlejacket. The life-size portrait of a racehorse owned by the Marquess of Rockingham is a daring painting by George Stubbs.
The fabulous gallery spaces at Fort Gorgast were the setting for my first exhibition. Michael Gauss’ photos capture the magical spirit of the building that is part of Forte Cultura. Many thanks to him, and to all those who joined us for an unforgettable party!
While the last paintings are still being framed, I am already very much looking forward to the opening on 20 May.
From my archives: an essay about Czechoslovakia one year after the fall of the communist regime, a country caught between revolution and an impossible restauration.