However, his true passion is drawing and painting, which began when he was a child and continued throughout his student years at Heidelberg University. His oil paintings were exhibited at the University and the sales supported his studies in chemistry, medicine and arts. While living in New York in the 1990’s he gravitated to large format black and white photography of the American landscape. But he could not escape his desire to create color images. The advent of digital cameras and the creativity of Photoshop have given him the freedom to experiment with colors and abstract design. He believes that colors have a therapeutic effect on emotions and as well as an impact on healing.