The news for today is that I can now present my homepage in English! I’m proud of that - and I have to admit I am definitely in high spirits again.
Talking of which, I would now like to take a look at a very special, artistic way of expressing moods and feelings.

Impressionism got its name in the last third of the 19th century. The word impression does stick out in the name and aptly describes what the term in painting is all about. The aim here is not to reproduce an object or a view correctly, but to give an impression of it. Light and colour play an important role in the process, as does the deliberate blur which is created by using spontaneous brush strokes. The paintings by French painter Claude Monet, for example, consist of small dots and lines. But the scenes he painted are clearly recognisable when viewed from a distance.

Photography too offers a number of ways of using impressionist expressions.

I have been looking into this subject for a number of years now. I suppose that, unconsciously, my interest began to grow when I simply couldn’t throw away a blurred or completely out-of-focus photo. Because there was something about this kind of photo that is difficult to describe, a feeling that appealed to my artist’s heart. And then I would experiment every now and again. Double exposures, deliberately blurred images and deliberately out-of-focus photos require more effort than you might think if you are aiming for a good result. They too are a great source of pleasure.

To celebrate the two-year anniversary of my homepage today, I dug a little deeper into this artistic playground. But I followed my own approach because I didn’t want to be bound by any specific rules. The only thing that was important to me was that the pictures I produced struck a chord with me.

I hope they find some resonance with you, too.