PATRICK HANKE.
Hamburgo, 1977
Working with watercolors
has always fascinated me.
To elaborate, to see from the
highest colour tone to the
darkest one and to watch
how the picture arises, is
something exciting for me. I
have learnt by this way what
the meaning of painting
represents. Handling with
water, with fortuity of move-
ments and life. It means to
be spontaneous, intuitive, to
let go concepts and prejudi-
ces and to give room to the
unscheduled. It means to be
creative.
Do I have then to paint
“plein ai...r” landscapes or
transform photo motives?
That is what I have asked
myself after having walked
the path of the present
German watercolour scene
for several years. Therefore,
I started to work abstract in
studio and went through the
experiences and adventures
which I already mentioned.
A prefabricated idea is for
me not important. I do not
sketch my paintings, they
emerge without a plan. I
start up my work with a
lot a of water, so to let the
colours flow. Sometimes I
even let the liquid colours
pour on the paper where
they afterwards run towards
one side. I like to mix
watercolours with acrylic to
achieve a higher intensity or
even to upgrade the tones.
I frequently wash previously
applied colours up in order
to unveil layers. Occasionally,
aerosol comes into action.
In this way a diffuse cloud of
spray or light- and highlight
points can contribute to the
lightness of the picture.
The subject results through
different connotations, which
I follow while painting. Or it
remains free and abstract.
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