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January 2024
- Rainbow Phenomenon -
For many, a rainbow symbolises peace, hope and diversity – and for me, it also symbolises a joie de vivre. For children and adults alike, it is a marvellous natural phenomenon. Seeing it always makes me happy. But it really takes a lot of luck to be able to paint it. Because when do I have my painting supplies to hand when this weather phenomenon suddenly appears in front of, between or behind dark clouds? Once I have them to hand, however, I cannot be stopped. All reason is swept away. No other thought occurs to me than to do what I have to do quickly: paint the colourful bow while its colours have not yet faded.
On the fifth day of our several-month trip around the world, I had a completely different motif in mind as I held my painting supplies in my hands. When a rainbow suddenly appeared in the sky, I plopped down in the sand without a moment's hesitation. Because I wanted to sit down for this picture, not stand – and naturally assumed that the sand was soft like the sand on our beach. Ouch! A sharp pain shot through me as I landed heavily on the bone-hard earth. My breath stopped, tears immediately welled up in my eyes – maybe I had broken my rump. Should I stop? No, absolutely not. After all, time is always short before a rainbow disappears again. So I wiped my eyes dry and painted the picture undeterred. To this day, I remember this particular painting situation, the pain that accompanied me throughout the journey and is still sometimes palpable. I also remember the place and the time: the Strait of Magellan in January.
Nothing in life ever goes smoothly, not even painting. Spontaneous action sometimes has a bitter aftertaste. At the time, I felt more like crying than laughing. But I don't regret for a moment having seized the opportunity to capture this lively natural phenomenon on paper. Unique moments simply cannot be made up for.