Felsküste (Rocky coast) Painting

Born in 1971. Living in Münster, Germany. My influences are mostly nordic painters like Oluf Høst, Niels Lergaard, Jens Søndergaard, Edvard Munch… Combining the naïve with the mystical, the playful with the meaningful, Creating a mood of childlike acceptance. - I wanted to be an artist painter I wanted to be an artist painter But i didn‘t know about the pain Of painting brushs touching not only The canvas But touching your own heart as well I wanted to be an artist painter But didn’t know about the pain Of people just looking on the surface Of everything, busy avoiding Reality I wanted to be an artist painter But didn’t know about the pain To follow your wants Loving girls, that couldn’t love themselves Moving to places that tell you, That you don’t count anyway I wanted to be an artist painter But didn’t know about the pain Of being ingnored by the market Because it has its own strategies Always punishing like an Old Testament god I wanted to be an artist painter But didn’t know about the pain Distroying my ability of beeing an employee And beeing rewarded for obeying the rules So now I am