Around Luneburg | Um Lüneburg herum

Around Luneburg | Um Lüneburg herum

Whilst the town (or city?) of Luneburg has lots to offer, so does the hinterland. It’s pretty flat on the whole, with small indulations (you can’t call them hills really) to the South, the large and beautiful heath to the West and the River Elbe to the...
Blue hour | Blaue Stunde

Blue hour | Blaue Stunde

Early this year, right after coming back from the US, I was yearning to paint en plein air and in oil again but my new easel simply didn’t arrive at my home. This painting is from that time and it renders my in-betweenness from back then rather well: I sketched...
By the river Elbe | An der Elbe

By the river Elbe | An der Elbe

The weather report lied told me that Monday morning was going to be very sunny, so I set out to do some early morning plein-air painting by the river Elbe near Geesthacht. And the sun really was out – for about an hour! Arrggh. By the time it disappeared I was...
Sketch-walking | Mal-Spaziergang

Sketch-walking | Mal-Spaziergang

I love plein air painting because it takes me outdoors. As it isn’t freezing cold at the moment I have therefore decided to take my sketching kit on my daily walk and to see what I can do. And it turns out: I can at least do a thorough drawing which I can then...