Columbus

Columbus

This guy guards the entrance to the merchant quarter in Hamburg. He is Christopher Columbus, explorer extraordinaire, man of parts, coloniser and so on and so forth. To his left stands Vasco de Gama who I haven’t managed to sketch yet. If it wasn’t for...
Hamburg skyline

Hamburg skyline

Every time I see the roofline of the warehouses in Hamburg’s ‚docklands‘ I get this special feeling. They are incredibly ornate for warehouse roofs! But then again, these warehouses weren’t and aren’t owned by just anybody. The HHLA who...
Deichstraße, Hamburg

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 sunlight and shadow intermingled on the facades behind...
Pram | Kinderwagen

Pram | Kinderwagen

I went sketching with USk Hamburg today and had a good time. We met at the Labour Museum and sketched the exhibits. This pram was displayed in the ‚female labour‘ section. I really like its curves! Heute war ich mit Urban Sketchers Hamburg unterwegs. Wir...