Chimps / Schimpansen

In winter it is too cold for me to sketch outside but the monkeys‘ home in the zoo is very warm. The OrangUtans are the first to pass. There is a little baby right now and of course I have to watch them for a while. Next are the elderly Gorillas and the ladies are…

suddenly snow / spontaner Schnee

Last Saturday I woke up to a bright white world. Everything was covered with a blanket of snow. It melted away within a few hours and in the evening everything was back to grey. But in the morning I sketched my snow-covered hyacinths on the balcony. Just in case you want to know what these…

jröne Jong

This is a statue or actually a fountain in a park in Duesseldorf city.  It is known as “green lad” . I think Joseph Hammerschmidt had a different name in mind for his work but the name fits because it is very mossy and green all over although there is no water in the pond…

Jan Wellem

As a child I had no interest in history or statues with one exception. The reason was that I loved horses and I really liked the bold horse Jan Wellem is riding here. The correct name is Johann Wilhelm Joseph Janaz von der Pfalz. He was born in 1658 (of course I had to ask…