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Jens H. Westermann<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

My grandma told me I should become an artist back in 1969. Whatever she was trying to tell me, it’s one of my earliest memories.<\/p>\n

After a brief period of encouragement from my art teacher in the 1970s, I didn’t really return to painting until I was in vocational training in the 1980s, without pursuing it as a career. I had the opportunity to devote myself to the subject again for a while in the mid-1990s and around 2005. Having focused on the essentials since 2015, I’ve continued with it.<\/p>\n

I paint in oil, acrylic, watercolor, and pastel, and value the properties of charcoal for quickly capturing an idea. I work from my own sketches, increasingly from other materials (photographs and film images). Preparation is often done digitally, sometimes using modern digital tools (AI). I create reliefs, sculptures, and statues in plastic or clay. My style: Realistic\u2026 actually, hypernormal<\/a>. Subjects: Previously still lifes, portraits, and structures, now scenes of all kinds. Details and proximity to the object or scene characterize many of my paintings. Special scenes often require explanation.<\/p>\n

I don’t consider myself self-taught. I’ve had many teachers, but only a few good ones. I’m not an occasional painter either, as I earn my living that way. Since 2005, I’ve been professionally and financially independent, with plenty of time for painting. Whereas before I only dabbled, now, focused on the essentials and ultimately free from adversities, I have few more important things to do.<\/p>\n

I want art to remain a constant in my life. That’s why I’m active in ‘Kunst im Norden<\/a>‘ an artists’ association from Angeln. Here, I receive constant challenges and inspiration. I find exchange with like-minded people. We colleagues support each other in pursuing the path we’ve chosen. At the same time, I’m active in “Kunst&Co \u2013 Association for Contemporary Art Flensburg<\/a>“. We bring national and international contemporary artists and their concepts to Flensburg.<\/p>\n

Born in 1964 in Uelzen, raised in Nettelkamp, \u200b\u200band after “excursions” to Hamburg and the Lower Saxony countryside, I have been living, working, and painting in Flensburg for several years. That’s where I “should” stay.<\/p>\n

Jens H. Westermann<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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