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sonora desert museum / tucson


Should you ever come to tucson, a visit of the arizona-sonora desert museum is a must. It´s an impressively beautiful plant with a unique mix of an open space zoo, botanical desert garden and a geological exhibition. Sensational !!!

closing reception


many thanks to gail and fred tieken for this incredible event. many thanks also to all my co_workers. without their contribution this exhibition wouldn´t excist. and many thanks to everybody who had visited this co_works show.

… see us in houston, october 1st.

Here some comments about the show:

Went to check out the Co_Works show for the last time (so sad!) at Tieken Gallery. Thank you Gail and Fred Tieken, Norbert and Bettina Guthier for gracing us with this world class show in the Tiekens’ amazingly gorgeous gallery. David Paul and Kimber Jones in attendance too! The Guthiers travel the world to capture brilliant images. Next, selected artists paint pieces inspired by an image, thus creating a Co_Work. A painting and image of the same dimensions hang together as one, resulting in visual and emotional interplay between the two mediums and their subject matter.

Co_Works will be shown in Houston beginning October 1. © anne m. pylon

I can’t quit thinking about the CO_WORKS show I saw at Fred Tieken‘s gallery today – I may have to go back tomorrow.. The whole show was outstanding. © nancy hill

Dear Bettina and Norbert, freshly returned from the Canarien Islands we wish you both many visitors and guests enjoying all the well displayed and magnificent Co_works at this Sunday. Fingers cross for all artists how are involved in that unique and fascinating international project! Best wishes, Sybille Nütt ‪Galerie Sybille Nütt and Andreas Bley ‪Ferienwohnungen Dresden Stadtzentrum © andreas bley

A lovely afternoon at the Tieken Gallery enjoying the Co_Works Show curated by artist Norbert Guthier. The adventures and art are spectacular and well worth seeing again! © cathryn hugger

Had a fantastic time at the Tieken Gallery for the Norbert Guthier co_works show! Thank you to Fred and Gail Tieken for the hospitality and the excellent artwork! smile emoticon © Megan McDonald

star party


To show and explain the beauty oft he start to strangers, larry and his friends brought their telescopes to the campground and built them up for the interested visitors at. Totally unselfish and free. … Well that’s amerca! Thank you. 

opening co_works show at tieken gallery / phoenix


First of all i want to say a big „thank you“ to gail and fred tieken to make this show happen and for that incredible opening event.

This was a fantastic private gallery opening last night at Tieken Gallery in Paradise Valley. Beautiful space! Excellent food spread, fantastic art and artists, lots of fun, lively, dynamic people from all over the world. Co_Works combines photographs by Norbert Guthier with paintings from today’s most prolific artists to create dynamic, large scale works of art.   © denise elfenbein

The show was amazing! One fort he best i have ever seen! Makes me want to paint on a photo. Peasce, harmony and art   © kimberly jones

WHAT A GALLERY! WHAT A SHOW! SO MUCH FUN…YOU HATE TO GO!   © elisabeth bay ham

Fantastic opening! Really beautiful work in such a lovely space. Great night! © denise yaghmourian

It was really nice meeting you both, I want to wish luck with the show. The work is amazing!!! © howard brink

Sybille Nütt‪ Dear Norbert and Bettina, was just visiting your blog https://blog.guthier.com/?p=2273 . We would have liked to be with you. What a fantastic showroom! We wish that interesting and unique works many attentive viewers and of course … buyers. We look forward to the next exhibition of new American co-works in my gallery in Germany / Dresden! Let skype us soon. A good, inspiring and successful time for you both, Sybille Nuett Galerie Sybille Nütt

Amazing photography & artwork! What a great concept to combine the two. Fred & Gail Tieken are wonderful hosts with a beautiful venue. It was a pleasure to meet you Norbert! © judy mcCord

upcoming exhibition


The party starts on february 27th. ☺  … All preparations have been completed.

Thanks to gail and fred tieken for the exhibition in your gorgeous location and your auxilary support.

And thanks to all my co_workers: matthias bolz / dresden, brad moody / houston, heather wilcoxon / sausalito, matt sesow / washington d.c., emilio martinez / miami, barbara fisher / ashville, fred tieken / phoenix

salvation mountain


Not “salvation hill” but “salvation mountain” leonard knight (*1931 – † 2014) had modesty named his work. In the dry, hot climate of california he got hidden by a stroke of enlightenment. “bible”, “jesus loves you”, “god! is to be read with giant letters. He had plastered tons of clay mixed with straw on the hill and painted everything clorful. Two waterfalls with flowers and as mentioned in giant letters”god is love” and “say jesus i’m a sinner, please come upon my body and into my heart”. Well, the hill of the outsider artist kneight made it. It became a national cultural monument of the usa in 2002.

dedicated to my friend burkhard koch

t.w. rassmeussen


i can understand that phil had choosen a pseudonym for the internet, otherwise his porch would be croweded every evening because of his excellent dinner he had served us. phil is member of the OneDayOnePhoto group which was initiated by our friend frank lange from essen / germany a few years ago. This evening we were talking about our travel experiences and all the enriching encounters we had and phil mentioned that this are our “travel pearls”. he has a great humor and bettina was delighted by his saying “it’s always great, until it’s not”

thanks to julie and phil for a great evening. And thanks as well for all the great but unmentioned encounters we had with our american friends.