Gido, with full name Guido Schnetzer, was born in Zurich, Switzerland in 1932. He was attracted to artistic painting allready at the age of 5 years. His grandfather used to restore old furniture. Once he found a very rare chest which he was grinding down to the bare wood to put on an egg-shell finish. After lunch “Daddy” went to take a little nap. Unfortunately he left his oil-paints with all the brushes aside the grinded Chest. Guido took the brushes and created a beautyfull painted chest with all the colors he found. After Daddy woke up, he was not enthusiastic at all about the creation of his grandson. He probably had no sense for fine Arts!
At the Age of 22, Guido rediscovered his talent of an artist. He made some pictures of the town of Zurich and some portraits. But with his profession as a hotel employee he had less time to paint. It is only after retirement at the age of 65 that he had again enough time to paint landscapes and some seascapes with kids playing at the beach.
When you look at his paintings you can feel his joy for life in beautyful colors