TRAVELING AROUND EUROPE, WALKOWIAK STUDIED ART UNDER A NUMBER OF EUROPE'S TOP ARTISTS. HIS WORKS ARE INFLUENCED BY 19TH CENTURY PAINTERS FROM FRANCE, SUCH AS J.D.COROT, TROYON, DE LA PENA, AND DAUBIGNY- THE PRECURSORS OF IMPRESSIONISM. WALKOWIAK'S WORK IS HELD IN HIGH ESTEEM NOT ONLY IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS; THEY ARE ALSO VALUED BY PRIVATE COLLECTORS IN COUNTRIES SUCH AS GERMANY, FRANCE, RUSSIA, DENMARK, ITALY, MALTA, SINGAPORE, HONG KONG, JAPAN, MEXICO, CHILE, SPAIN, AND THE MOST IN USA AND CANADA.