Play at church | Spielen in der Kirche
We had a children’s fest at church last weekend. It was a lot of fun! Now that the pews are out the entire centre part of the church was one huge free space, and children were allowed to ride all
Deer stand | Hochstand
I am going through a difficult phase at the moment with my oil painting outdoors. Yesterday morning, knowing that I was in for trouble again, I told myself that I will enjoy my pleinair painting experience no matter what. And
Around Luneburg | Um Lüneburg herum
Whilst the town (or city?) of Luneburg has lots to offer, so does the hinterland. It’s pretty flat on the whole, with small indulations (you can’t call them hills really) to the South, the large and beautiful heath to the
Dunes | Dünen
Looking out over the dunes on that sunny day. It was simply marvellous. The dunes shone like gold. For this drawing I thought I’d try the curvilinear perspective on this one but it really doesn’t read as such. I’ll have
At the beach, with dogs | Am Strand, mit Hunden
We were away last week, my friends, taking a much-needed short break up at the North Sea Coast. The weather was partially atrocious, at which time we sat inside with books, and it was partially wonderful, which was when we
Warburg, Lüneburg
This interesting building was the watchmen’s house. It sits right by the river and on the edge of a wide open space. Back then, this space was where barges full of wood would unload their precious cargo. The wood was
Deichstraße, Hamburg
We were in Hamburg last week and had lunch in a rustic little restaurant on the water. Going back up to the street afterwards I saw a spectacular light display: a group of people deep in the shadows and dramatic
Freight cars | Güterwagons
This row of freight cars is parked on an unused railway track near my parents‘ home. I love walking along the tracks there. Because this was part of the steelworks railway system, the tracks lead to all kinds of industrial
Snowy remains | Verschneite Reste
A little pile of forgotten wood covered with snow. Study in gouache.
Salisbury Gouache
Small or midsize American towns are fascinating to many Europeans because they really look very different. This gouache sketch shows two elements which stood out to me: the massive horizontals represented by the traffic lights and the typical facades –
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