A "watercolor" is like a Broadway musical; whereas an oil painting is a Verdi opera: the former can be light, entertaining and still able to carry a compelling story, the latter works with a full orchestra of instruments and highly trained voices, challenging the listener with uncompromising emotion and offering detailed character studies in complex libretto.

In this way, a watercolor can be quite spectacular and transfer a profound message - but the intensity of the colors remains limited due to the very nature of the translucent, thin and water bound paint medium. On the other hand, watercolor preserves a degree of freshness and spontaneity which cannot be surpassed.

"Giraffe", 1999 Watercolor
From the African steppe a curious look into our world - alien and still a creature close to us. The clear crisp blue sky changing into varieties of purple when the day draws to an end - endless plays of rays reflecting the animals beautifully irregular pattern.

"Destiny", 2000 Watercolor
The personification of fate relaxes dreamingly on an imaginative golden plateau. Destiny holds us in lounging hands: like a puppet on strings man is at the mercy of her whims - gracefully blindfolded in blissful ignorance of the surrounding abysses.

"Gingko", 1999 Watercolor
The gingko tree unfolds his gorgeous golden foliage in front of dark blue conifers, contrasting the crisp azure autumn sky. A single tree - but it celebrates the beauty of all trees, which popularize our planet since millions of years. Comparatively a youngster on the earthen stage of life, man entered late in evolution and he should develop high respect for these dignified organisms, without whom he could not live a single breath.

"Collector of Souls", 2000 Watercolor
Climbing over golden stairs, a celestial being invites us to follow him with our spirits to higher spheres. His visible appearance mimicries the human anatomy to give the unimaginable one a visible shell. His way leads up, lighter than clouds, higher than stars...