Original artwork description:

I painted this picture during the pre-Christmas period. I had been to a gift shop where people were given the opportunity to write their Christmas wishes on paper stars. They hung these stars on ropes dangling from the ceiling. There must have been 1,000 stars! I read them one by one and immersed myself in the inner lives of strangers. They wrote their heart's desires on the stars:
I wish for a rehabilitation place for Frank.
I wish my guinea pig will still be alive when I return from Asia in a year.
I wish my mom will get well again and everything will be fine.
No more bullying!
And very often: I want love / I want to be loved.
Not one of these wishes could be bought. Not a lottery win, just wishes from the hearts of people who had a truly important wish.
This experience inspired me to paint this beautiful picture. It is full of emotions and good wishes.

I spent my childhood and youth on a farm. It was a picture-perfect life. Endless fields surrounded our family home, with grass so tall that little Jutta was swallowed up by it like an impenetrable jungle. But there was also a lot of work for us three children to do. I loved haymaking: the smell of dried grass, hot summer days, and our father's talent for turning this strenuous work into a game with a competition made it almost fun.

Throughout my school career, I was repeatedly recognized for my artistic talent.

Everything I do in painting today is characterized by intuition and concentration on the result. When I paint, there is only the now, the present moment. And that can be very challenging. It demands my complete attention; it wants to be well represented. The moment can come easily and be kind to me, but it can also feel difficult and admonishing: Is this really the best you can do? This is the challenge I set myself with every painting: I want to improve from painting to painting, to give the canvas the expression that you, the viewer, deserve.

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Materials used:

canvas without board. This artwork will be delivered to you rolled up.

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