Nartana  was born on April the 20th, 1959 in Aachen, Germany, the son of a art teacher and an engineer. During his formative years, with the encouragement of his mother, he frequented the Art Museums, which provided a sanctuary for a young man, witness to a war-divided Germany. At the age of 16, he began his formal education in art at Fachoberschule fuer Gestaltung, followed by Fachhochschule fuer visuelle Kommunikation. (College for Visual Communication) 
From childhood onwards Nartana painted. What began as a means of escape, became for him a 
method of meditation. The immediacy of paint provided Nartana with a medium through which he 
could encapsulate moments; recording, as you will in a diary, transient states of being; striving, always  
for the state of ‘no mind’. Prompted by an increasing dedication to his spiritual life .

THOMAS (NARTANA) HOLZWEILER

This is number 10 of the series 'variations on a theme'...This might be the last one. Completed in early June of 2023, this piece was somewhat the most time consuming, as it has more layers than any of the previous 9. I wanted it to have this ancient look.

Acrylic on canvas

Painting

Abstract geometric

#9 of the series 'variations on a theme'
This one has a Chinese flair to it.

Acrylic

parts of the series 'variations on a theme'. This is #8, I believe.

A multi layered piece, created over a period of 7 years.

A Very Subtle Circle

Abstract mixed media

A Hidden Rabbit

one of the lantern works, this one being done on a snady background, giving it that special texture...

Spray paint

Sand

Still Life

one of the lantern works. This one depicts a lantern on a rainy, windy night.

Acrylics And Spray Paint On Canvas

Contemporary Abstract

Fantasy

Figurative

Landscape

Nature

People

Places

Scenery

Urban

one of the pieces of the lantern lantern series. This one being the only horizontal format, as it has to accommodate two....'mother and child'

Culture

part of the 'variations on a theme' series...this is #7

part of a series called 'variations on a theme....this is #6

THOMAS NARTANA HOLZWEILER

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