The creative interplay of colors, shapes and structures in nature can be represented particularly well with oil or acrylic paint in combination with pigment, sand or clay. As a tool, I use anything that helps to achieve the desired effect: brush, spade , spatula or finger. Most of the time, however, I work with a spade or spatula . Thick, impasto paints, structure pastes or other structure-creating materials such as sand or clay are applied to the painting surface and then paint is spackled over it. This procedure is also known as a spatula technique or structure painting. For more light, shimmering or shimmering effects , on the other hand, repeated pouring of different, very fluid color nuances is suitable.