Born in 1971 near Cologne Germany, I now live and work in Crickhowell, Wales. 

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In 2000 I graduated from Kunstakademie Düsseldorf in Germany (degree 'Akademiebrief'). As an academic honour, I was selected 'Meisterschüler' (master student) by Prof David Rabinowitch in 1999.

Since graduation, I have worked as independent artist alongside several paid roles in the creative and education sectors, first in Germany and then in the UK, after relocating here in 2015. Since moving to Wales in 2024, I am focusing on developing my creative practice full time.

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I have explored a wide variety of media in my artistic practice in the past. Currently mainly painting with acrylics in a representational style, my work explores architecture and the remains of human activity in landscape, with a specific focus on industrial history. 

Highlighting the way humanity exploits natural as well as human resources is something that informs my choice of subject matter when painting sites like quarries, mines and industrial buildings of my new home in the South of Wales and further afield. Looking beyond natural beauty, I seek out sites that speak to the developments that have shaped today's landscape and the people within it.

Spending time on location is an important part of my process. When taking reference photos or drawing, I concentrate on unusual perspective and textures, often deliberately choosing a juxtaposition of natural landscape with the industrial relics.