Birger Dicke

Birger Dicke uses oil paint, watercolor, pencil, graphite, and pastel; his passion for Old Masters and his self-study shape his approach. He combines the classic Flemish multi-layer technique with dynamic palette knife techniques, skillfully moving between realism, fine painting, and more expressive approaches. His works span themes from landscapes and architecture to still lifes and in-depth portraits. He conveys the intense sensory experience of reality—his art touches with depth, authenticity, and the desire to capture the essence of life and personality.

"Art and culture, as well as the preservation and perpetuation of traditions, are the primordial soup of a civilization. Art is another form of reality that arises from the perspective of the creator and manifests itself in the eye of the beholder. Not everything is art, but everything can be art."