Alchemy of My Life

2023 – Series “Alchemy of Life” (view series)
96 x 120 x 1.5 cm
Oil on canvas

What you reject often carries exactly what you need.

This painting pulses. It vibrates from within—as if it were breathing, dancing, growing. Alchemy of My Life is not a quiet observer. It’s a statement. An invitation to feel your own power. The power to turn opposites into wholeness. Chaos into clarity. And what you reject into what holds you.

Radiant yellow meets a rebellious green that refused to disappear—and now holds the painting together. Lines that twist, resist, merge. Energy that dances in layers and settles into its own order. Everything is there. Everything is allowed to be there.

This work speaks of evolution, of growth, of inner alchemy—and of how alive you are when you no longer split yourself in two.

There was a woman at a seminar—her expression, her presence, her words: everything in me wanted distance. Yet again and again we sat opposite each other. Again and again I was chosen to work with her. I resisted. Inside and out. And then, at some point, I stopped fighting. I listened. And I realized: what I rejected in her was what I was myself. That’s exactly what made her such an enrichment.
It was the same with this painting.

The emerald green didn’t want to disappear. And I didn’t want it to. It disturbed, unsettled, provoked. And yet I knew—it belongs. I didn’t have to defeat it, but invite it in. Integrate it. Today it’s the connecting element. Without the green—no balance. No depth. No truth.

This work is a reminder: when you stop fighting life, everything becomes a part of you. Turns to gold. Into the alchemy of your life.

Countless layers of paint overlap and permeate one another—a living tangle that, paradoxically, settles into a calm strength. This complex structure offers the eye ever-new paths, ever-new perspectives—and at the same time a deep, quiet order. In everyday life, the painting feels like a visual force field: it draws the gaze in, gathers attention, and becomes the focusing center of the room.

This work is for people who don’t just want to add color to their home—but life. For those who sense that energy shows itself in movement, in contrasts, in surprise. Alchemy of My Life is meant for anyone longing for a painting that lives with them: sometimes loud, sometimes quiet, always layered. A work that never stops revealing new details—while also giving strength.

It was born from my love of opposites: the radiant yellow of the daffodil, the deep violet of the anemone—I wanted to capture them. And at the same time I rejected them. On the canvas, the struggle began—one I know from life, too. But that is exactly what the whole emerged from—many-voiced, yet clear.

This painting reminds you: life is bigger, more colorful, more changeable than you sometimes believe. There is always a way. And sometimes it begins exactly where you’ve resisted until now.

Alchemy of My Life

96 x 116 cm
Oil on canvas
2023
The painting was exhibited in Canada and measured in inches, which is why the dimensions are a bit unusual.

2,200.00 euros (plus 7% VAT)

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High-quality reproduction
Highly pigmented 8-color print on canvas
Size 110 x 130 cm
Limited edition (2 copies)
Available 2/2
1,000.00 euros (plus 7% VAT)

High-quality reproduction
Highly pigmented 8-color print on canvas
Size 70 x 100 cm
Limited edition (5 copies)
Available 3/5, 4/5, 5/5
700.00 euros (plus 7% VAT)

Art is more than a decorative picture on the wall.

Art is a luxury you’re allowed to treat yourself to, because it makes something resonate within you.
Art is individual—and the opposite of mass-produced goods and fast-moving fashion.
A work of art stays with you (and sometimes for generations) and becomes part of your life and all the stories within it.

My paintings are resources in which you can recognize yourself.
They are my personal engagement with the challenges and beauty of life.

I invite you to find your own resource in the depths of the layers and the richness of the colors—for strength, focus, or calm in your own life. And to give your home a truly personal touch with my art, and tell your own story through it.

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