Am Markt 6, Lüneburg
Last night I had about 40 minutes to spare between arriving in town and going to an evening meeting at church. You probably know this feeling yourself – when you are fully willing to sketch something and nothing really appeals?
Old Luneburg Council Mill | Alte Lüneburger Ratsmühle
This wonderful ensemble of old mill and newer industrial buildings was the location for last night’s urban sketching class. Sadly, the oldest of the mill buildings is not part of my interpretation of this setting, nor is the impressive mill
Westbahnhof Lüneburg (German only)
Dieses Gebäude ist heute Teil des Bahnhofs Lüneburg. Züge, die dort abfahren, führen statt einer Gleisnummer in der Anzeige ein ‚West‘. Früher war der Westbahnhof ein eigenständiger Bahnhof, der zwar gleich neben dem anderen (eigenständigen) Bahnhof lag, aber eine andere
Ein großer Tag! | Big day!
Von morgen an wird unsere Kirche 4 Wochen lang ohne Bänke sein! Dadurch wird sie zu einem freien Raum für Erkundungen, Gebet und Spaß. Es gibt es ein volles Programm (unter diesem Link einzusehen) mit vielen tollen Veranstaltungen. Heute ist
Into the forest | In den Wald hinein
Yesterday was a public holiday in Germany. I went to meet a friend in the morning and on my way back I was drawn into the forest by the fantastic play of light and shadow on everything. The road went
The port #2 | Der Hafen, 2. Versuch
Yesterday’s sketch of the port left me a bit dissatisfied. The boats were my centre of interest, and I felt like they didn’t come out all that well. Thinking about how that might be improved I thought I might try
The port, Luneburg | Lüneburger Hafen
Yesterday’s post was the inspiration to today’s sketch. These flatboat replicas are opposite the old crane (which is ‚hiding‘ behind the trees on the right edge of the sketch). The sketch was pretty difficult; as you can see, there is
Alter Kran in Lüneburg
The Old Crane in Luneburg is one of the landmarks of the city. It is smack in the middle of the most beautiful part of the downtown area which is also quite touristy. Up to Saturday, I had never felt
Two together | Zwei zusammen
I felt an itch yesterday to get out the ink bottles and nibs to draw a figure. Unfortunately I pulled the label off my ink bottle, so I can’t tell you what brand it is. But it is amazing! Runs
At work | Bei der Arbeit
An old friend from uni days stayed with us this week which was a true pleasure. He was in town to record sounds for a sound installation which will be presented in St. Nicolai soon. This is him at work;