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January 2016 - Shangri-La’s Horizon
January 2016 - Shangri-La’s Horizon - My son Bruno was waiting for me in Shanghai. “What should I bring to wear?” I asked him shortly before my departure. His answer was a surprise: “Really warm clothes would be best, because... »read more

December 2015 - Two Snowmen
December 2015 - Two Snowmen - My friend of mine, Ute, has that certain knack for design and decoration. Each piece in her apartment is carefully and tastefully selected. She varies the home accessories according to the seasons,... »read more

November 2015 - No Gabao
November 2015 - No Gabao - The end of season. It was the last opening day of my favourite restaurant in Portugal, when this piece came to be. For the painting, Fernando, the owner, had placed a bottle of locally produced wine, a red... »read more

October 2015 - Oldie but Goldie
October 2015 - Oldie but Goldie - Some places, even very small ones, have a reputation that rushes on ahead of them, or still lingers years later. One such place is Matala on the south coast of Crete, which I had first heard of as... »read more

September 2015 - Holbein 5
September 2015 - Holbein 5 - Some houses seem to exist in such idyllic harmony with their garden that one can readily speak of a little paradise. My good friend Rudi created precisely such a space with his home and I was keen to... »read more

August 2015 - Sunflowers in the Pumpkin Field
August 2015 - Sunflowers in the Pumpkin Field -   From the terrace of my mother’s house, I could see a beautiful field of sunflowers on the edge of the village. Spontaneously I packed my painting equipment in the basket of my... »read more

July 2015 - True Friends
July 2015 - True Friends - My daughter Xira and her American friend, Joana, go – as they say – through thick and thin together and, for many years, have travelled half way around the world in order to meet up. They once arranged... »read more

June 2015 - Merry Fellows
June 2015 - Merry Fellows - When I saw the four adolescent swallow youngsters in their nest, I burst into laughter and hastily conjured up my painting equipment from my rucksack. They sat crowded together in a nest that was far too... »read more

May 2015 - Dune Flowers
May 2015 - Dune Flowers - Unexpected encounters with “wild” animals amaze us like shooting stars that suddenly cross our field of vision. On a beautiful day in May in the south of Portugal, I sat with outstretched legs on a sandy... »read more

April 2015 - Elevador de Santa Justa
April 2015 - Elevador de Santa Justa - It is common knowledge that April weather surprises us anew almost every day. This is also true in Portugal, where – on any one given day – sunshine alternates with rain showers, mild breezes... »read more