
After Having Tattoo Studio For 14 Years, I Decided To Become A Painter And Create Hyper-Realistic Art
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I have never studied at an art school, I just started painting at the age of 3. My mother told me, she noticed my artistic talent very early, when I drew my first sketches. After kindergarten I started using oil colors. I guess I was 7 or 8 years old when the first piece was sold to a friend of the family.
My hometown Cologne is well-known for the Dome, an ancient cathedral that lies in the heart of the City. It’s a touristic area and artists have been presenting their skills in front of the cathedral for decades already. One day, I must have been 10, I packed my drawing equipement, went to the cathedral and started to draw pieces of the Old Masters with crayons. I was a shy guy at the time but it was an inner wish to paint among all the other artists.
Later I had my own tattoo studio for 14 years to do my living until I decided to become an artist. Today I paint large realistic portraits in oil. I love to work on light reflections and color grading and use photographic characteristics to underline the realistic effect.
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Hit The Lights
Ahoi
Into The Sun
Whiskey And The Jar
Sweet Amber
Genesis
Holier than thou
The Black Gold
The Unnamed Feeling
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Beautiful work...so real you felt like reaching out and touching to see if it was real or a painting..
Nice job, it would be nice to see one of your paintings.
Dude.. thats sick!! If you ever feel the need to fill up an entire back (mine) with your art holler at me lol
Beautiful work...so real you felt like reaching out and touching to see if it was real or a painting..
Nice job, it would be nice to see one of your paintings.
Dude.. thats sick!! If you ever feel the need to fill up an entire back (mine) with your art holler at me lol