Back on the road

After a while I resume the work on my plein air project and take advance of the beautiful autumn.

Nr. 184, Biocentrum,
18.09.2017,
30 x 30 cm, Oil on Board

Nr. 139–141 Valorec, Roche, Casino…

Once more the Roche Tower (sorry for that, I seem to be obsessed by this construction site…), This time from a different point of view.
Valorec is a incineration plant for hazardous waste.

Nr. 141, Valorec
20 x 20 cm
13.02.2015

Nr. 140, Roche construction Site
20 x 20 cm
13.02.2015

Nr. 139, Casino
20 x 20 cm
10.02.2015

Nr. 137, Nr. 138, Novartis and Roche Tower

Back to paint in Basel: Once more the construction site of the Roche Tower and a new edifice of the other important pharmaceutical company of Basel

Nr. 138, Roche Tower
30 x 30 cm
12.01.2015

Nr. 137, Novartis
30 x 30 cm
12.01.2015

Kunst Zürich fair

Here's a picture of my part at the booth of the galery arthobler  at the fair "Kunst Zürich 14",  30.10 – 02.11.2014.
A mixture of different plein air paintings (from Basel and Usedom) and some Housing-sculpures.

X. Pleinair im Atelier Otto Niemeyer-Holstein

From September 3 to 14, 2014 I takepart at the "X. Pleinair im Atelier Otto Niemeyer-Holstein" on the Island of Usedom. It's a really nice place!
It's a pleasure to paint with the feet in the sand.
Unfortunately I have no or only bad access to the Internet: So I won't post every day.

Zinnowitz

My Bungalow

Nr. 105, Real, Reussegg

This ist the first painting of the "plein air" series which I have done in Lucerne, the place where I grew up. The Idea Is to extend the painting area further, to Include other places than Basel…
On the Painting Nr. 105 you can see an incineration plant.

Nr. 105
30 x 30 cm
22.08.2014

Exhibition at Kulturwiese Café

At the moment there are some of my paintings on display at the Kulturwiese Café

Hochbergerplatz 1, 4057 Basel. This is near to the place where i produced a lot of the Radius Basel paintings…

Last days: Exhibition "Radius Basel"

Last days: The exhibition "Radius Basel" at gallery HILT, Basel is open til Saturday, 5. July 2014.

I would be very pleased if you come and have a look (if you haven't done yet).

On the following dates I will be present in the gallery:
Saturday 28. June, from 14:00
Saturday 5. July,  from 14:00

Gallerie HILT

Some Impressions of the exhibition:

Painting Nr. 83, the Roche construction site

Since this week the Roche Tower "Bau 1" is the tallest building in Switzerland.

Nr. 83, Baustelle Roche
30 x 30 cm
10.06.2014

Nr.35, 04.09.2013 – Nr.58, 17.12.2013 – Nr.74, 17.03.2014 – Nr. 83, 10.06.2014

"throw it to the wall and see what sticks"

Paintings Nr. 82, 83 "Towers"

This are the two last paintings I made before setting up my upcoming show: Two different kind of towers.
The left painiting shows the ventilation tower on the NT-Area. On the right painting there is the Antonius-Church seen from the Kannenfeldpark. It was designed by the architect Karl Moser and built betwen 1925 and 1927. This is the first church in switzerland entirely built in concrete.

 Nr. 82, Autobahnentlüftung NT-Areal / Nr. 83, Antoniuskirche
30 x 30 cm both
24.04. 2014 / 08.05. 2014

Painting Nr. 80, Götheanum

The Götheanum ia designed by Rudolf Steiner as the center for the anthroposophical movement. The massive concrete building is  located in the beautiful hills of Dornach.

Nr. 80, Götheanum
30 x 30 cm
8.4.2013

Painting Nr. 74, Roche Tower construction site

Once more the construction site of the Roche Tower. For me it is fascinating to watch the tower grow and to compare the paintings of the different construction level. In the lower left part the front is already finished.

Nr.74, Roche Tower construction site
30 x 30 cm
17.03.2014

Nr.58, 17.12.2014

Nr.43, 20.09.2013

Nr.35, 04. 09.2013

Painting Nr. 70, VitraHaus

The VitraHaus in Weil am Rhein built by Herzog & de Meuron on a beautiful sunny afternoon…

Nr. 70, VitraHaus
30 x 30 cm
10.03.2014

Painting Nr. 66, Gondrand

The same building and the same view as on painting Nr. 57, but other time of day. I was working on this painting at noon until the brushes fell out off my frozen stiff fingers.

Nr. 66, Gondrand
30 x 30 cm
28.01.2014

Painting Nr. 65, Novartis

A Novartis office Block reflecting the light in a sunny morning.

Nr. 65, Novartis
30 x 30 cm
28.01.2014

Painting Nr. 63, Rhein Center

I painted the Rhein Center from the french bank, beset by a flock of hungry swans.
The Rhein Center is  a strange looking shopping mal in Germany next to the border triangle ("Dreiländereck").
It was quite a dull day, but it's nice to work near the water…

Nr. 63, Rhein Center
30 x 30 cm
22.01.2014

Painting Nr. 61, Stellwerk

One of the first paintings in the new year. Glad to be back painting outside!
This is the famous railway control centre built by the architects herzog & de meuron in the late afternoon.

Nr. 61, Stellwerk
30 x 30 cm
8.1.2014

Painting Nr. 58, The Roche Tower construction site

On tuesday morning I went to paint the Roche-Tower construction site once more. Its interessting to see the tower growing. But it was really cold, standing at the shadowy Grossbasler shore: the oil paint got quite hard and doughy and I cought a cold…

Nr. 59, Roche Turmbau
30 x 30 cm
17.12.2013

Improved map

This afternoon I improved the map: Now you can see a thumbnail of (almost) every painting directly on the map by clicking on the pin. To see the whole map and all paintings listed just click on the link below the map




Landscapes – radius Basel show larger map