Hi, I’m Franziska, a communication strategist by day, a painter by night (and during the occasional suspiciously long coffee break).
I work primarily in oils. My brushwork is direct, my palette quiet but deliberate, and my compositions focus on how light and color turn ordinary things into something present.
Whether it’s a bottle, a glass, or a face, I’m interested in that still moment when seeing becomes feeling — when an object turns into a subject.
I paint almost daily, as part of an ongoing exploration of perception, color, and attention.
This page is my visual diary — a record of what I notice when I slow down.

Mentors and Studies

• Karen O’Neill (Art Students League of New York, 2025)

• John A. Varriano (Art Students League of New York, 2024)

• Watts Atelier Online, 2024

• Franziska Statkus, Jörg Mandernach & Rudi Weiss (Kolping Kunstschule Stuttgart, 2019–2020)

• Andrej Dugin & Rolf Kilian (Freie Kunstschule Stuttgart, 2018–2019)

What a happy collector says:

"The painting arrived in perfect condition — thank you for wrapping it up so carefully. I love it! The colors are so warm and gorgeous in real life. Now to find a good place to hang it. Thanks again for making this transaction so easy!" — collector, USA