Excavator / Bagger

Isn’t this a cute little excavator? He and his big brother are helping to remake a playground in a park in Duesseldorf I cross every day on my way to work. Ist das nicht ein niedlicher kleiner Bagger? Der große Bruder stand ein Stück daneben und beide helfen beim Umbau eines Spielplatzes im Südpark in…

New toys / Neues Spielzeug

Recently I received a generous gift (some new (used) colors and inks) from a dear friend and before the new toys disappear into my drawers I sketched them. Some of the colors don’t have names or labels on them so I have no idea what they are until I try them out… Letzte Woche habe…

Leaves / Blätter

Just some colorful autumn leaves. I couldn’t resist the colors! Ein paar bunte Blätter. Jedes Jahr aufs Neue kann ich den Farben nicht widerstehen!

Autumn / Herbstfarben

Last week I was looking for some colorful trees but was not as successful as I hoped. And that is the advantage of painting! You can paint as colorful as you like 🙂 Bei den angenehmen Temperaturen habe ich die Gelegenheit genutzt und versucht, ein paar Herbstfarben einzufangen. Hier in Düsseldorf hat sich der goldene…

Old shoes / Alte Schuhe

A big thanks for several years of trusty service! Ein großes Dankeschön für viele Jahre treuer Dienste!

Café „Mit Liebe“

We met with some sketchers at the wonderful Café mit Liebe and had a yummy breakfast and lots of things worth sketching inside this nice place. Later outside it was quite chilly and windy but we all sketched nevertheless with wonky lines and enthusiasm. What a wonderful way to spent time in this crazy times.…

Long time no see

Or at least a while… I was quite busy but still sketching and painting whenever there was a little time. Here are two ladies from last week. The one in the café was talking to a friend all the time and I didn’t like the things I couldn’t help to overhear. So I started drawing…