I nourish myself with my inner strength
to become firm while staying humble in my
daily actions.
I avoid disorder and haste in my life. I
neither hurry nor am I lazy. I act
accordingly no matter what trials I may
go through. Thus I progress harmoniously.
I unite myself with the other with a pure
heart.
I travel from the depths of the earth
towards the light. Each step is a
benediction for I perfect myself in
helping others.
I free myself from illusion to return
to the essential in life.
I control my inner life in order to act
authentically.
I am a voyager in the world of appearances. I observe phenomena with lucidity and calm. This I transcend the world while being in the world.
Born in Washington D.C. on October 3, 1956 to an American father and an Austrian mother, I was accompanied in the discovery of painting by a cosmopolitan family.
My father, an amateur painter, introduced me to drawing and oil painting. Very quickly I practiced copying some works of great masters that I saw in the many art galleries of my home town.
From the age of 13, artists in Washington, like Miriam Hapgood DeWitt occasionally guided my personal research in their studios.
