Oil paintings

Clervaux

50x60 cm, 1998

Badende jongens I

80x80 cm, 2001

Badende jongens II

80x80 cm, 2001

IJsje

50x60 cm, 2013

Neuschwanstein mit Marienbrücke

Detail from Am Pöllat , 2001

An occasional lover

Constructing this part of the Manor of Male & More, Fenix felt a bit wistful. He had not taken such a close look at his own oil paintings for quite a while. "Acrylics took over," he explains. "But I remember my bewilderment about the possibilities when I first used oil paints. It led to a lot of hard work. Oil paints are like an occasional lover: we don't have to see each other very often but the satisfaction is always great when we do. It is a complicated and diverse medium. Looking at these paintings now I see my achievements and the guts I had to just experiment. It makes me feel sure we'll meet again."