The Flying Summer – Lightness in Color

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  • Title: The Flying Summer

  • Format: 110 × 80 × 3 cm

  • Year: 2021

  • Technique: Mixed media on object / paint box

  • Status: Sold / Private collection

A summer dream in paintbox form

“The Flying Summer” (approx. 110 × 80 × 3 cm, mixed media, 2021) is a work full of movement and airy color accents. You see bright, radiant yellows and oranges, softly blending shades of blue, and strong accents in pink and turquoise. The upper part of the composition shows round color discs that float above the painting like solar lights, beneath them smooth areas and mixed fields that flow into one another in gentle transitions – a feeling of flight, of summer wind and free expansion.

The structure of the paint box (with its round and angular elements) combines geometry and cheerfulness; the surface appears impasto, with visible traces of paint and palette-knife movements. This is not a painting that wants to stand still – it lives, it breathes, it recalls summer days, lightness, and those moments when sky, light, and warmth blend together.

Sold – and now in private ownership

This work belongs to the series “The Paintbox” and is now in a private collection. It is a prime example of how Mark Hellbusch plays with color and form to create visual lightness – while always maintaining a strong, structured component.

You can find more inspiration under 

The Paint Box,

medium formats and

colorful paintings

About the artist Mark Hellbusch

I have been a freelance painter since 1997 and have worked with a wide variety of themes in painting. While until 2007 I was occupied almost exclusively with expressive painting, today my focus lies more on experimental art. My personal background, as well as almost all artistic themes can be found under “About us.”


Any other questions?

 You can reach me by phone at 0176-21916227

or via email: markhellbusch@web.de