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April 2013 - Fields of Joy
April 2013 - Fields of Joy - "If you want to paint flowers, then go to BUGA. It’s fantastic there!" I kept hearing from everyone . BUGA is the Britzer Garten in Berlin, where the National Horticultural Show took place in 1985. So I... »read more

March 2013 - Elevador da Glória
March 2013 - Elevador da Glória -     The Lisbon trams: everyone knows and loves them, jerking and rumbling their way across the city. They also appealed to me. But trams in service are something very alive: always moving and... »read more

February 2013 - The Memorial Church in Winter
February 2013 - The Memorial Church in Winter -   "Why don’t you paint the sights of Berlin!" How often I have heard this sentence. But then I live in Berlin, so they are not all that far away. However, to paint I need the free... »read more

January 2013 - Snowman at the Forest´s Edge
Januar 2013 - Snowman at the Forest’s Edge -   The forest began only a few hundred metres from our guest house. There I discovered this funny snowman with his wide-outstretched arms and brightly-coloured coat buttons – just the... »read more

December 2012 - Nica and the Santas
December 2012 - Nica and the Santas -     In the run-up to Christmas. They stood next to the advent calendars and baked goods in the sweets departments of the shops, in rank and file just like every other year: the chocolate... »read more

November 2012 - Mollie
November 2012 - Mollie -   Grey sky, drizzle – it does not matter: the day has finally come for me to paint a horse. And not just any horse, but Mollie, the horse my daughter Xira is looking after. I have come especially to Oldenburg... »read more

October 2012 - At the Pyramids
October 2012 - At the Pyramids - This picture is not an accurate depiction, but a stylised version of the reality. The place actually looked completely different. Not quiet and devoid of people, but loud and busy. As I am painting a... »read more

September 2012 - Garden Delights
September 2012 - Garden Delights -   Painting some pictures begins in one place and ends in a completely different one. I liked the sunflowers in my uncle’s garden, the dahlias in the neighbours’ front garden and I discovered... »read more

August 2012 - At Pinto´s
August 2012 - At Pinto‘s - Some places are simply institutions:Pinto’s pub (Tasca) was just such a place. I felt so at home here that I decided to paint this picture. It was clear that I would need to devote lots of time to it and make... »read more

July 2012 - Maria Rosa Duarte -
July 2012 - Maria Rosa Duarte -   My oldest friend is called Maria Rosa Duarte.We have known each other for almost 30 years. My children call her ‘great granny’. When I painted this picture in 2003, she was already 86 years... »read more