We met Peter Hemmelskamp in 1994 at his parents’ farm, where
we leased a stable to accommodate our horses. He often dropped
by for a coffee and a chat. Peter liked to laugh and talked a
lot about his travels and his art, his disinterest in the
conventional lifestyle soon became obvious. We had
conversations about life, love, art, country and people and
even though we did not always agree and our views of life were
very different, Peter was an intense conversational partner
and was of a superior persuasiveness which was fed not only by
his rhetorical skills but also by his deep beliefs and his
humanity. We already bought some of his paintings back then to
support him. Later on, we discovered his bequest stored away
at his parents’ farm.
Peter created many paintings, a crime novel, a travel report and much more. His bequest is larger than we had expected. The paintings certainly are of varying quality but we are sure about one thing – the world needs to see this.
For the 10th anniversary of the death of Peter Hemmelskamp on
27th March 2016
Kersten Moritz