Along the way | Am Weg

Along the way | Am Weg

This railroad is no longer used regularly, but a few times a year a historic train comes by. That’s why it was quite safe for me to stand on the tracks whilst painting. I enjoyed this scene so much! An older lady from the adjacent neighbourhood came by with her...
The river | Der Fluss

The river | Der Fluss

The River Elbe is not my „home“ river in the way that a Maori would mean it. When introducing herself, a Maori woman would mention the river and the mountain which have supported her iwi through the ages. But the Elbe is a majestic river, and I am glad...
Blue hour | Blaue Stunde

Blue hour | Blaue Stunde

Early this year, right after coming back from the US, I was yearning to paint en plein air and in oil again but my new easel simply didn’t arrive at my home. This painting is from that time and it renders my in-betweenness from back then rather well: I sketched...
On the top | Oben

On the top | Oben

This one I also painted on the day I was searching for a view with some distant hills. There aren’t very many in my area, so a far-away treeline had to do. I was standing on a tiny little hill when I painted this though! And that was not a good thing, for it was...