Born in Graz in 1953,
he worked as a general practitioner until 2014, but since 1990 he has also devoted himself to painting and participated in exhibitions.
His work as a doctor continues to influence the themes of his artistic work. Various types of people appear in his pictures, mostly exaggerated and in expressive design and painting technique. His preferred materials are acrylic and charcoal.
He received his artistic training at the International Summer Academy of Fine Arts in Salzburg in 1999 and 2001.
He has had solo and group exhibitions in Austria and Germany.
He has been a member of the Graz Secession since 2000.
The artist's expressive portraits of people are not dominated by realistic depictions. A musician himself, his depictions of musicians with their instruments and other interesting people are characterized by subjective emotions. His emotionally spontaneous painting brings movement to a motif that is interpreted in a "felt" way.