Statue

  Recently I found this statue of a little tanner and had to come back with my sketchbook. It was a nice shady place to sit and sketch.   Neulich hatte ich in Hilden diese Skulptur, pardon Plastik eines Gerbers entdeckt. Also musste ich mit Skizzenbuch natürlich nochmal hin, und es war ein schönes schattiges…

Benrath Castle / Schloß Benrath

Last weekend some sketchers met at Benrath Castle in the south of Duesseldorf. It is small but very pretty and is surrounded by nice gardens. The castle seemed a bit overambitious on that beautiful summer day. So I choose some of the statues behind the castle to be my motive. It is rather a collage…

Little Statue / kleine Statue

This little lady is standing near famous old town in Duesseldorf. There is a lot going on around Ehra (that’s her name) but I wanted to focus on the girl. . Diese junge Dame namens Ehra steht am alten Hafenbecken in der Düsseldorfer Altstadt. Es ist eine Menge los um sie herum, aber ich wollte…

Statue

It has been unusual hot over here for a long time now and still no rain in sight. So perhaps the statue left to buy some ice cream? . Es ist seit gefühlt Wochen sehr warm und immer noch kein Regen in Sicht. Vielleicht ist die zum Mantel gehörende Statue ein Eis kaufen gegangen?

Two statues / Zwei Statuen

This two statues are made by artist Hannelore Köhler. The standing lady is pretty small and resides in Duesseldorf oldtown. The sitting figure has found a very nice place in a park. I pass her nearly every day on my way to work. Nowadays there are lots of geese around. Perhaps she likes the company?…

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A statue in the park showing Adam and Eve after they lost their paradise. The artist Peter Breuer did such a good job back in 1894 that the scene is really heartbreaking. And the back of Eva is a real eyecatcher 🙂 . Diese Statue im Floragarten stellt Adam und Eva nach der Vertreibung aus…

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This young lady stands hidden in a park fitting her sandals. She is very attractive but I’m afraid in my version due to not sketching in pencil first she looks a bit odd and some parts of her became way too big:-]] . Diese Dame steht etwas versteckt in einem Park und bindet ihre Sandalen.…

deer in the park / Reh mit Kitz

This is a little statue in the park I cross nearly every day on my way to work. A deer and fawn standing in the shadow of some old trees. If you don’t look too careful you could think they are alive … Diese kleine Statue von einem Reh mit Kitz steht auf meinem fast…

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…