About the Artist

BIOGRAPHY
Guido Frick is truly an outdoor painter. "It might sound overstated, but I really consider nature as my original studio."
In the early 1980´s he met with famous instructor and painter Sergei Bongart, and still considers this encounter as the most influential experience he has ever had as a painter. "Sergei truly opened my eyes and showed me the way".  By the 1970´s Guido had already studied with Professor Karel Hodr from Prague, a well-respected impressionist painter and art teacher throughout Europe. Soon Guido´s work was shown in exhibits in Germany, Switzerland, France and Italy, and most recently in England. He was published in "Maler Sehen den Bodensee", and in 1980 he won the Prix de Salon in Fontainbleau-Paris. "

As a painter I do not like to be labeled. I am always crossing the borderline between Impressionism and Expressionism.  In art there should be no borders, no fences, no stop signs. I want to paint free and generous and be labeled Independent...always outdoors, in nature, not in a claustrophobic and restricting studio".  Guido's still life's are also painted outdoors.

Thanks to Sergei Bongart

For most of his students Sergei Bongart made a lifelong impact. When I came to him, I already had studied more than four years in Germany with Prof. Karel Hodr, a great impressionist, and Prof. Hans Sauerbruch, an artist with very unique drawing skills.

But Sergei was the one who changed directions in my life. For making a living, I could not rely at that time on income from my art. So I earned my daily bread as a journalist. Then Sergei Bongart opened my eyes in many ways: As a painter I learned how to see, how to look at the subject I wanted to paint, how to judge it and how to execute it. And concerning my professional perspectives, he encouraged me to go consequently the rough road to become a full time artist. I have never regretted that, even I had many desperate moments when I came home from painting sessions, when I saw no hope on the canvas, only another nightmare. Those moments are moments of decision, crossroads: Either you go on for your goal, knowing that the suffering is going on too, or you fail and drop out. I am more than happy that I did not give up.

Is it important that I won some prices?I think its price enough if an art lover buys one of my paintings.But ok.,I won the prix de salon of Fontainebleau,France.Or the art price of Suedwestfunk.And someother ones.But thats not important for me.Prices dont make my paintings better or worse.Also my Ego dont need them.