Show of hands | Handzeich(n)en

Show of hands | Handzeich(n)en

One week of drawing a hand a day – it was good. Well, it got a bit samey as far as drawing is concerned. I had to really come up with ‚poses‘ in order to keep myself entertained. I did learn to see all kinds of colourful reflected lights on my hand...

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 really smoothly even on Ingres paper like here. The great thing about...
Doodling | Kritzeln beim Telefonieren

Doodling | Kritzeln beim Telefonieren

The other night I talked to my friend Peter and I got into doodling. First I drew this African male comfortably sitting in a chair. Then I came up with an irreverent statement about him: African males sit around lazily just as much as German males. That’s...
Dragoon monument | Dragoner Ehrenmal

Dragoon monument | Dragoner Ehrenmal

This monument was built in 1939 to honour of the cavalry regiments who had defended the town during WWI. It depicts a mounted orderly, hence the different kinds of bags on the saddle. Apparently, horse statues like this one are rare. Most of the time, horses in...
At the seaside | Am Meer

At the seaside | Am Meer

This one is from the recent mini vacation to the North Sea coast. We met with friends at a beach bar and I spotted these two girls sitting nearby. So whilst talking about this and that with our friends, I sketched and eventually painted the girls. They got up half way...