About Vera Stein

Event: “Friedberg: My Worlds—Mystification and Reality”

Dates: 7 Apr 2026 - 29 Jun 2026

The exhibition features works created during plein air sessions in the vicinity of Friedberg—a place where time seems to stand still.
Medieval facades and majestic cathedrals, their cornices guarded by stone chimeras; winding narrow streets; bright yellow fields of blooming wild mustard, shimmering in the wind; the lush cherry orchards of Okshtadt, veiled in a delicate cloud of blossoms; sunsets blazing with fiery flames above the city towers—all this and much more unfolds before the viewer as a poem about the city and its history.
But the artist does not limit himself to contemplating visible beauty. His imagination gently blurs the line between reality and dreams. The stone chimeras of the cathedrals come to life and soar into the night sky. Witches make their mysterious flight over the city. Mystical creatures hide in the silence of ancient squares—those that reveal themselves only to the attentive and sensitive gaze.

Event: “Expressionist Diversity in Colour”

Dates: 4 Apr 2025 - 27 Apr 2026

Landscapes, still lifes, nudes and portraits, as well as her speciality, ‘Golden Graphics’, are on display. In the hotel’s breakfast room, a yellow rapeseed field set against a light-green meadow catches the eye: ‘I really enjoy painting outdoors,’ says Stein.
She chooses familiar motifs, which she renders in an expressionist style: the waterfall by the small pond in the spa gardens, the cherry blossoms in Ockstadt, or Friedberg Castle in the evening sun. Some paintings have a fresh, summery feel, rendered entirely in shades of lilac with yellow as a contrast. In winter, when she cannot paint outdoors, she turns her hand to still lifes featuring pumpkins, vases of flowers and bowls of fruit.