The Idea

2023 – A Year for Art

Hello, my name is Birgit! I am a German artist and painter currently living in Mumbai, India.

I want to share my art with you and hope to inspire people to find their inner artist or just to have fun with art or painting.

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All my life I have drawn and painted. Ever since I can remember, I’ve loved creating paintings with whatever materials I had on hand. In the beginning I taught myself to paint, later I apprenticed with other artists.

I painted my first larger pictures in oil on canvas and inspired by my travels through Europe, I created Italian landscapes, Dutch sceneries or still lifes.

In 2011 I had the opportunity to live in China for 6 years and there I met Laoshi Chen Jie, a master of traditional Chinese painting. He taught me how to paint in the style of classical Chinese art using ink and Chinese watercolor.

I had fallen in love with Chinese art before, and learning how to paint in this particular genre was a great opportunity.

Back in Germany I realized, how little is known about Chinese art, so I developed the idea for this website.

That’s why I would like to explain this ancient art using my own paintings. You will learn about different painting techniques, the cultural and spiritual aspects of Chinese motifs, their connection with the Chinese way of life , the history of China, the Buddhist religion and much more. 

I would like to pay tribute to Chinese art and hope I can pass on a large part of my own enthusiasm.

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