In the Alps | In den Alpen

In the Alps | In den Alpen

This is the holiday period, my friends, and thankfully this year I am having my share of it! This past weekend I was away in the Austrian Alps and it was absolutely wonderful! It is always so special to be in the mountains; they change their appearance all the time as...
Up North | Oben im Norden

Up North | Oben im Norden

Up in the North of West Germany the land is really flat and the skies are very wide. I am saying ‚West Germany‘ because it’s not like that in the East; there, you have lots of rolling hills. But not so where we live and even less so where we went...
Wild flower bouquet | Wildblumenstrauß

Wild flower bouquet | Wildblumenstrauß

I am so glad that I have been able to give into spur-of-the-moment painting ideas lately! This was one of them. These wild flowers (or weeds, as some might say) seemed so appealing all of a sudden on Saturday morning that I thought, why not. I got my kit, switched on...
Funny chickens | Lustige Hühner

Funny chickens | Lustige Hühner

On a recent outing in the countryside, I spotted a large flock of chickens. Because I am curious about chickens, I sat with them for half an hour and sketched them. I realised that chickens are funny; they run here and there, they rest for a moment, then they run...