My artistic journey and my life began in 1969 on Christmas morning in Munich (Germany). My maternal family has produced several artists. Both my grandmother and my mother were both artistically inclined. The grandmother would have liked to become a dancer, but her father forbade her to do so. My mother had a great talent for painting. Unlike her brother, who studied art, she was not able to realize herself in this direction.
However, my sister and I were supported by my mother to the best of our abilities. As soon as we could hold pencils in our hands, we painted paper after paper. My mother kept each of these small works of art carefully and noted our explanations and interpretations on the backs. This great appreciation of my art still resonates within me today.
Until the age of 20 I was convinced that I could do "something" with art in my life. But as life goes, it turned out differently than expected. With the early death of my mother and the move to Switzerland, the focus suddenly shifted to earning money, so at the age of 20 I decided to work as a nurse.
For many years I always had painting in mind but did not dare to invest time because I was worried that I would not be good enough without formal training.
In my early thirties, with a small child at home, I felt that I had to give my creativity an outlet so that I would not choke on it.
I started painting with acrylic and continued my education in various courses and techniques at the "Schule für Gestaltung" (Bern). See below
In 2011 I discovered the Hamburg artist Astrid Volquardsen and pastel chalks. In 3 pastel courses, which I attended with her, I learned the basics about pastels. Since then I have been addicted to pigments and dive deeper and deeper into the fascinating world of pure colours.
Since 2016 I have been taking part in exhibitions and selling my works to collectors in Switzerland and Germany.
