Madrid

Knocked out by a flue, but nevertheless impressed by this great city... Short sketch before leaving to the airport.

Haute Savoie, St Ferréol

Some fine last days of summer in the French Alps: lovely people, impressive landscape, El Dorado for cyclists and climbers, a shame that I didn´t take french classes back in school... old greek instead - imagine!

3 days in London

Just a few small glimpses of this great city: near and inside the London Museum, St. James’s Park.

Blue hour – almost

Half an hour in the parked car, short break between kids-programme and some shopping. An old established chemical factory releaves its day-shift into the rush hour... I regret the choice of the pencil I´ve taken, after applying some washes the blue hour turns out a bit too greyish.

Rectory of the ROC

As I’ve mentioned in the last post, the Russian-Orthodox Church in Wiesbaden is very detailed, so I’ll have another go with a longer session sometime. But the rectory nearby seemed to be a good »target« for one hour on a fresh but sunny sunday afternoon. And a good pastime till the election results for the german Bundestag came up...

Sommertage auf Rügen

Old typical thatched house on the Island of Rügen in the Baltic Sea. The House is decayed at the moment, but will be reconstructed in the next months or years. The reconstructed houses next to it are cute, of course, but I can´t help it, for sketching I prefer this state...

This very small church dates back to 1360, it´s situated in the village Groß Zicker on the island of Rügen. Half way through the sketch it became clear that I´ve miscalculated the format (lack of practice? natural incapacity?...). So I decided to distort it to get the nice wooden top in my picture.

Quick sketches. Pencil and watercolour.

Eisenbahn- und Technikmuseum Rügen

Once visiting the Island of Rügen in the german northeast, friends of vintage cars, trucks and railroad vehicles should visit the tiny Railroad- and Technic-Museum between Prora and Binz.

Some of the exhibited cars are in good shape, some seem to be parked there rightaway from the street – rusty and bruised. What may seem to be a downside for aestheticians, is, in fact, a way to show the character of some »workhorse-cars« as a big russian Wolga, the chekoslovakian Tatra or some east german firebrigade-trucks. But you´ll find some shiny american and west-german cars as well.

I´ve visited the museum twice, I would have spent two more days, if only there were not the sun and the sea calling for me...

Tatra T2-603, Modell 69 – the chekoslovakian version of the Phantomas car. Fineliner and watercolour.

Barkas B1000

Old Tram vehicle, used in the city of Plauen. Beause of strong backlight I had to guess much of the details of the carriage...

On the doors of this Trabant were signs, saying »Einsatzleiter«. I guess, the ladder on the roof is meant to be a joke (in fact, it´s quite useless, only approx. 1.20 meters long). But I´m not so sure about that. (Sorry – only german speaking persons will get the twist...)

While sketching this little fellow, a woman approached me and commemorated weekend trips with her family back in the 1960s (2 adults and 2 children in this tiny, tiny vehicle!!). At the end she had tears in her eyes. Is it just us germans, who have such strong emotions towards cars? Or is it because cars companion us through our lifes and thus memories are tied to them?

Wiesbaden

Different views on houses in Wiesbaden. Ballpen or Pencil with watercolour.

Ella

To sketch dogs is very difficult. Once they fell asleep, chances increase. Pencil sketch

Shipyard

Small shipyard in Wiesbaden Biebrich, at the Rhine River

Salzburg 2012

Pencil sketch