Michael Goettner, an artist of transportation, is an import from Hamburg, Germany. He resides in Sylvania, Ohio. He has been an artist his entire life.

Michael received a degree in art and design from Ferris State University. Immediately thereafter, he was inducted into the U.S. Army and ultimately saw action in Vietnam with the First Air Cavalry Division. His tour of duty also included part time combat art.

“I am an industrial designer and consequently the technical environment played a key roll in developing a realistic, and highly detailed technique in my paintings”. His signature is reflections and lighting , the special elements that create interest into a painting. Each painting is a new learning experiment to constantly achieve variety. “Watercolor paint is the medium of choice, although all other mediums are not strangers to me”.

Transportation, especially automobiles, have been Michaels interest from childhood on. “I can’t explain it, it is just there”. Ironically, the world of industrial design, modes of travel, and a realistic technique all seem to fit together. The challenge is to place these elements into a fine art motif.

Michael is a member of the Air Force Art Program, which documents Air Force history through fine art. His experiences include flights in a mid air refueling excersize, a T38 training flight, and the ultimate experience of an F16 fighter flight over the Utah mountains. Two of Michael’s paintings are in the Air Force art collection at the Pentagon.

Goettner’s career as an industrial designer encompasses over thirty five years and includes membership in the Industrial Designer’s Society of America. He is the recipient of fifty design patents.