I do my entire artwork for free. Many people have smiled when I gave them a painting, a drawing or a set of cards of mine. I also hang up some of my paintings at the clinic where I work. Several members of staff and patients have reacted in a positive way. So, that’s the whole purpose of my art: Making people smile, reminding them of the beautiful, cute and inspiring things in life. I want to carry colour into people’s lives and onto white hospital walls. No more, no less.
As a medical doctor, I know how important positive vibes are. By that I don’t mean that we should deny that bad things happen. Bad things happen all the time and bad things happen to good people. I, like everybody else, have had terrible life experiences. Life never invents brand new stories for the people living through it. Some of these stories are very bitter.
But, they don‘t have to rule a person’s life.
By sharing my artwork with you, I would like to remind you of that. No matter what happened to you, turn towards the light. It’s worth the effort. Start painting your life in your favourite colours. Express yourself in pictures.
Art opens up spaces at exactly those points where something has become narrow and stuffy.
No matter who you are, what you experienced, what you have or don’t have: Never give up. Life always finds a way. Just start where you are.
It is true that the world is full of suffering, but it is also full of overcoming, of surviving, of laughter, of understanding and of growth.
I already said that I don’t want any money. I also don’t want any credits or fame.
So, what do I want?
I want YOU to acknowledge the beauty found right on your doorstep in every moment of your life and to live up to your full potential.