Sometimes you jump out of the bed, happy and confident and then you realize quickly that something is horribly wrong. But you should remember: your head is between your shoulders and not your toes and there is no need to lose it. Daily Painting about awareness 31 January 2010, 7:36 pm Awareness of life, watercolour with charcoal, 24 x 17 cm
Today is the day where my Daily Paintings have their appearance. Big opening in the Bristol Gallery and I’m very excited to have the chance to show my work in the fatherland of my colours. Winsor and Newton coming back home! Daily Painting about special performance 16 January 2010, 5:41 pm Big performance, charcoal and watercolour, 17 x 16 cm
It is a present to live in a little locality like mine that can’t decide being town or village: no chaotic christmas shopping, no hunt for a parking place. Just a few shops, everybody is relaxed, simply a dream. Daily Painting about a little town. 22 December 2009, 7:33 pm In love with a little town, ink and charcoal on watercolour with gouache, 21 x 19 cm
This was another wild day. The house full of guests, christmas market, a little theater which was decorated by me, my old friend Dorothee Hahne playing alphorn on the market and now…? Daily Painting about wild dances and tired hares 5 December 2009, 8:26 pm Tired of your wild dances, the hare will jump, washed ink and charcoal, 25 x 22,8 cm
Today I decorated the house with ivy and collars and light. Not too avantgardistic I know, but I miss the green a little bit in these days. But all this will help to wait for the spring. Daily Painting about the spring stealing the green 30 November 2009, 7:52 pm Loving the green that stole the spring, watercolour with charcoal, 25 x 22,3 cm
Sometimes I ask myself: was it really a good idea to go on the countryside? The City lights, the cultural offers, theatre, concerts … But then I look out of the window and smell the wood and I miss – nothing! Daily Painting about fox and hare 27 November 2009, 7:20 pm Fox and hare in the same bed, Ink and charcoal, washed, 30 x 21 cm
Today I was very proud because my Daily Paintings Calender is on sale in Bristol now. I wanted to celebrate, but then it knocked at the door and a couple asked for my neighbour, the pastor, because they lost everything and needed help. I was deflated and tried to find somebody to initiate something for them. And I was thankful, because they reminded me in modesty. Daily Painting on “cumbrous” people 24 November 2009, 7:45 pm All these cumbrous people, charcoal and watercolour, 30 x 22,3 cm
Today it was such an awful weather. In fact, I like it, rain, storm, but the animals hate it and the dogs tried to crawl under my cape. Daily Painting about bambi, running for cover 23 November 2009, 7:45 pm The Bambi, living in my cape’s crinkles, watercolour with charcoal, pencil and plaster, 25 x 23 cm
It’s magic – these moments when you feel this certain heat, a scent, a touch, an idea. And in the flink of an eye it’s gone but you still have the taste of a virtual promise. Daily Painting about erotic moments 18 November 2009, 7:58 pm All these erotic moments, Acryl and charcoal on watercolour, 25 x 22,5 cm
Today they fetched the stage design and installed it – more than 6 meters produced in 5 days. Luckily everybody is excited and loves it and they tried to plead me with beer and egg liqueur. Daily Painting about the fine art of luring 13 November 2009, 8:36 pm Stool pigeon, charcoal and watercolour, 27 x 17 cm