The works of Manfred H. Kuhnert are wonderful escapes to places ranging from Shanghai to Laguna Beach, as well as imaginary worlds constructed of heavy-handed gestures and abstract forms. No matter the subject matter, he expertly takes us to destinations that feel both distant and familiar. Even in his compositions that venture towards total abstraction, he manages to create the feeling of a specific place or state of mind and brings the viewer along as company.

"The light greens, rich blues, and dazzling instances of orange are symbols of Kuhnert's vivid interpretation of the world around him, akin to van Gogh."

Carbon Beach Malibu is a bold contemporary work of California Impressionism. From the hand of visionary Laguna Beach artist Manfred H. Kuhnert, the Californian ‘en plein-air’ painting tradition continues. Typical of that tradition is the coastal landscape and fittingly a genre that is among Kuhnert’s most desired subjects.

The paintings of Manfred H. Kuhnert are the work of a visionary artist with feet firmly placed within two connected artistic traditions. With an impressionistic heart to his work, he paints with bold and generous strokes, both linear and painterly. That generosity appears in the artist's achievement as a master colorist. In Kuhnert's hands, a typically bright impressionist's 'en plein air' palette is a reliably vibrant and electric affair made all the more vivid working under the California sun. His work offers a bold and modern contribution to the state's distinctive offshoot of American Impressionism and is a leading exemplar of the Laguna Beach branch of California Impressionism.