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ALICE, 2016 ACRYLICS ON WOOD 15.7X23.6 IN. | 40X60 CM.
INVITED ARTIST ALL NATION UNITED IN PEACE, 2017 ACRYLICS ON FRAMED CANVAS 27.5X19.6 IN. | 70X50 CM.
BULL FERNANDO - STAYING ALIVE, 2015 ACRYLICS ON FRAMED CANVAS 19.6X19.6 IN. | 50X50 CM.

SOLEIL, 2018 ACRYLICS WITH PAPER, SAND, COLOR PIGMENTS ON FRAMED CANVAS 19.6X27.5 IN. | 50X70 CM.

BALI - FOREVER FRIENDS, 2016 ACRYLICS ON UNFRAMED CANVAS 19.6X13.9 IN. | 50X35.5 CM.

BIRGIT KALKOFEN – PEPPONI ART

Lives and works in Fulda, Germany
https://www.pepponi.de/

Working in tourism since 1970, I lived overseas and travelled around in
Europe, America, Asia and Africa (11 years in Kenya). The last 22 years
I lived in Palma de Mallorca / Spain and now I’m back in Germany.
I started painting as a child and meanwhile painting art is my passion,
my most favorite hobby. With mostly strong colors I’m able to express
my various impressions and ideas, which cool me down and relax. I’m
autodidact – of all tried out materials I prefer painting with acrylics and
especially on wood. I get inspired by everything, what is surrounding
me – art, books, culture, traditions, pictures, textiles, exhibitions,
events, colors, light, sea, beach, sunrise and sunset, animals,

landscapes, seasons, nature, plants and flowers, daily news – the list
is never-ending. Travelling such a lot left its marks on my art. Especially
the colors and the smell of Africa and Asia are deeply in my memory.
My pictorial language mainly consists of a figurativeness reduced
to the essential into which I ornamental transfer very harmonious
forms. This is completed by my abilities of applying glowing colors. By
achieving a correlation of abstract and figurative forms and color I’m
able to give my work of art some sensual attractively. The portrayal
of perspectives and mostly the strong expression of bright colors
are my trademark. Being commented and complimented by friends,
family and people around me, in the past years my colorful paintings
have found some admirers. Great fun I had with the illustrations that I
was able to create in 2017 for a children’s book (“Toni on a journey of
discovery and other exciting animal stories”) by Edition Kalliope. My
artworks – Pepponi Art - are now part of private collections worldwide,
such as Germany, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States,
India and Australia. In recent years, my works have been shown in
various exhibitions in Germany, USA and Spain.

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