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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 bicycle... »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... »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... »read more

March 2015 - Path under Palm Trees
March 2015 - Path under Palm Trees -     Nature is mysterious and hides many surprises – even in entirely unspectacular locations. I chose this path as a motif precisely because it led so innocuously through a grove of palm... »read more

February 2015 - Milford Sound
February 2015 - Milford Sound - Many places in the world are shrouded in legend. This is certainly true of Milford Sound, which lies in the Fiordland region on the South Island of New Zealand. According to an old Maori legend, it is... »read more

January 2015 - The King Penguins
January 2015 - The King Penguins -     A person can travel in all sorts of ways. My husband Klaus and I are happiest when travelling independently with chances aplenty for spontaneous decisions. One such decision in Patagonia... »read more

December 2014 - The Christmas Tree
December 2014 - The Christmas Tree -     Christmas is a festival with many symbols. The Christmas tree fascinated me even at a very young age. Not only because of its flickering candles that gave our living room a particularly... »read more

November 2014 - The thousand-year-old Oak of Ivenack
November 2014 - The thousand-year-old Oak of Ivenack -     There are many natural monuments that fascinate me. Few things have, however, moved me as much as the thousand-year-old oak of Ivenack. Its girth is enormous and the... »read more