May 2020 - Experiencing Nature
May 2020
- Experiencing Nature -
When my mother and I talk about nature, we both mean something completely different. For me, everything that grows and is untouched is synonymous with nature, and for her, it's her well-kept... »read more
April 2020 - Variations of Art
April 2020
- Variations of Art -
My friend Monika is a fabric artist. Her images are large scale, colourful and very decorative. While my watercolours are almost always created 'pleinair' outdoors in nature, Monika sews and quilts... »read more
März 2020 - Castillo de Castellar de la Frontera
March 2020
- Castillo de Castellar de la Frontera -
Some places you just don't forget, the castle Castillo de Castellar de la Frontera is one such a place. I had only vaguely remembered its name myself. I couldn't remember exactly... »read more
February 2020 - The Cross-Country Ski Run in the Forest
February 2020
- The Cross-Country Ski Run in the Forest -
Our kid should finally experience real snow, we determined. So my husband Klaus and I drove with our son Joel into the deep snowy Thuringian Forest. Building... »read more
January 2020 - Che in Cuba
January 2020
- Che in Cuba -
'Che in Cuba', this is the motif I wanted to paint when my husband and I travelled to the Caribbean island in January 2019. During my first visit, 29 years earlier, Che's stylised image was... »read more
December 2019 - Santa Claus
December 2019
- Santa Claus -
When the conversation comes to Christmas, I always enthuse: "Christmas in Berlin has a special ambience." I am not just thinking of the shopping street Ku´damm, short for Kurfürstendamm, where at... »read more
November 2019 - Ali
November 2019
- Ali -
"Do you already know what you want to paint in Costa Rica?" my friend Monika asked me shortly before we left. – "Above all animals. Monkeys, toucans, hummingbirds, butterflies..." – "Now, you have set... »read more
Oktober 2019 - Zeesboot
October 2019
- The Zeesboot -
Time without end, good weather, alone and undisturbed. Isn't that a nice life? I am at the Baltic Sea and sitting in a Zeesboot, a type of sailing ship. It glides calmly over the water,... »read more
September 2019 - The Captain's House
September 2019
- The Captain's House -
There is a little 'get to know yourself' game that starts like this: "You see a path that leads to a house. Describe the path: is it long, is it short, is it straight or winding? And now... »read more
August 2019 - 'Boavista' live at Orlando
August 2019
- 'Boavista' live at Olando -
Summer time. Holiday time. The terrace of Orlando's small restaurant bursting full. The whole beach crowd had come to hear 'our' guitarists Daniel and Yannick play. Daniel is in his... »read more