Nice to meet you!
I'm Johanna an oil painter living in Hamburg, Germany.
I'm Johanna, an oil painter living in Hamburg, Germany. My colorful impressionic paintings are inspired by the beauty of wild flowers and lush gardens...
Love for the ever-changing
I'm living on the top floor and am inspired daily by the beautiful clouds and the sunsets I witness. I've always been a big nature lover but the beauty of skies recently got a particularly strong hold of me.
To me skies symbolize the ever changing beauty of life. Every moment is unique, colors and forms change within seconds...no moment is like the other. I paint them to preserve these special fleeting moments but also to message that dramatic movement or color and luminous peacefulness are not seperates but indeed necessary to create unique beauty.
Fun facts...
...though I'm living in flatland I love hiking and spend my vacation with my dear husband in the mountains at least once a year
...I love animals but I don't have pets (at the moment... :))
...I like to dig deep: in my "former life" I've spent my days in a lab as a biochemist
...My favorite food: Let there be Pizza!
...I enjoy reading.
My Process
With the years I found more and more joy in following my intuition and loose myself in the painting process. That said I often change my painting process depending on the mood of the piece. With my intuitive Skyscapes I often start with transparent colorful messy washes, that allow me to play and follow my heart while I see what picture develops in front of my eye.
With the skies paintings that are inspired directly from nature I often start painting with more saturated and opaque colors, adding more and more layers in the process. I also am a big fan of palette knifes and exploring different tools.
I always strive not to overwork the piece so it keeps the energy of the first brushstrokes that bring a feeling of wonder and optimism in to the homes of my collectors.
Exhibitions
2019 02/03 „A woman’s tale“ Group exhibition of the 14. International women festical, Kulturladen St. Georg, Hamburg
2022 04/05 „Old meet’s new" Exhibition, Kulturschloss Wandsbek, Hamburg
2022 08 „The beauty of nature“, 6. Bergedorfer Kunstschau, Hamburg
2023 04/05 „Life is change“ Exhibition, Ev.-Luth.
Auferstehungskirchengemeinde Hamburg
2023 Hamburg zeigt Kunst, Artfair, Hamburg
2024 04 HolstenArt, Artfair, Neumünster