Painting the Triangle Inn Palm Springs...

We have been fortunate since we've owned the Triangle Inn to have several folks either photograph it or paint it, so when one painter from Stuttgart shared his interpretation of the Inn with us we decided to share it with all our friends.

The artist is Heinz Stoewer. Heinz spent much of his life as a successful lawyer and banker in Germany, but he decided in his forties to explore his artistic side. So he boldly quit his corporate job and studied painting at two art academies in Germany. Since that time, Heinz has worked successfully as an artist with solo exhibitions all over Germany.

The source and basis of Heinz' work is nature in all aspects; from a small piece of stone to large vistas. Inspired by his travels to the American Southwest, he has concentrated on scenes and images from this environment. The resulting paintings are very personal impressions and choices of what Heinz finds during his travels.

The Triangle Inn painting is part of a series that started with more abstract impressions of canyons and deserts and has now expanded to focus on the conflict between nature and civilization in the harsh desert environment, including midcentury architecture and design in the Coachella Valley.

Heinz' paintings are photorealistic with some impressionistic and abstracted elements. They are all done in acrylic on canvas in medium to larger sizes.