BIOGRAPHY
Harry Birkholz
March 28th, 1950 - May 26th,
2011
Harry Birkholz was born in
Bergisch Gladbach, Germany.
At eleven Harry was initiated
into drawing by his father and
began to study painting at 14
with Dr.Schwarzfeld in
Cologne.
He continued to study painting
and art education with Dieter
Lukas-Larsen in
Düsseldorf.
At 20, Harry fathered a son named
Patrick.
Harry was initiated into
Transcendental Meditation and
started studying western
astrology.
By 25 years old, Harry exhibited
his work in Germany and later in
Belgium.
Harry married his third wife
Marianne Obozinski from
Brussels, where he lived from
1991 to 2011.
Even though Harry used oil in the
beginning of his career, all his
life he remained faithful to
water-color. He loved this medium
so much and went deeper into
mastering techniques essential to
his work, based on Oskar
Kokoschka's teaching.
Full of energy, Harry explored
acrylic, pencil drawing, gouache,
pastel and ink on all sorts of
materials: paper, cardboard,
canvas, slides, photographs,
collage, etc… to see the
gallery.
By mastering those techniques, it
enabled Harry to express himself
spontaneously and in a
contemporary way.
Harry was also a remarkable
teacher
who used dynamic, playful and
very contemporary ways of
teaching. He taught these unusual
drawing and painting techniques
to a large number of people.
These art sessions enabled
Harry's students to open their
artistic souls and search their
individual creative core.
Harry Birkholz was a man
of great vision: he had access to
an inner world where colors and
light shine brightly.
Throughout his life, Harry
meditated and deepened his
knowledge of Vedic astrology.
He developed the concept of
Astro-Logos
and led hundreds of sessions
interpreting astrological birth
charts.
From early on, Harry was a
musician
and enjoyed playing the
guitar.
By 1996, he was composing
prolifically on his electronic
piano.
Harry recorded two
CDs and some fifty
cassettes.
His true love for music was a
reflection of his personality and
made him a well-informed
collector.
Harry's wide and diverse
knowledge ranged from political
matters to spiritual. Harry had a
curious, freedom loving-mind. He
constantly sought the truth with
his subtle humor and
intelligence. His joy for life
and his compassion touched all
those who knew him.
Harry Birkholz leaves all of us
with the feeling of having had
the privilege of meeting a great
man with a rare kindness, extreme
tact and profound humanity.
Harry was an explorer of the
soul, self-taught...he never
stopped to broaden and deepen his
knowledge throughout his life as
a 'Free Spirit'.
Harry devoted his life to loving
those close to him and
consecrated his life to
Creation.
Marianne
Obozinski. August 2012
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