The days between Christmas and New Year I hang around bloated with food and thoughts and watch one end-of-year-review after the other. And I think about what I could do better next year. Perhaps I should accept my weaknesses and make them my strength? Daily Painting about weakness 28 December 2009, 7:50 pm About the strength of the weak side, graphit on watercolour, 29 x 15,5 cm
Today I’m on a family gathering. From all over the country my relatives joined to talk and to eat. I cooked since yesterday and had so many calories in my luggage to be Weight Watcher’s main enemy. Daily Painting about the pressure of the festive season 26 December 2009, 7:30 pm About the pressure of the festive season, watercolour, 17 x 24 cm
Christmas Day. The churches are full and the temper is bad. But not for you, my friends, you have the Daily Paintings to make you happy and to help you to find the rich water vein that waits under the surface of us all. Daily Painting about a dowser 25 December 2009, 7:37 pm Dowser, watercolour on Bristol-cardboard, 29 x 21 cm
These are the days of the christmas cards. And these are the days of the old movies, so often repeated we all could speak the main characters, if wanted. But somehow it belongs to these days even if you quitted watching them – like me. Daily Painting about emotional steadiness 23 December 2009, 7:39 pm Who never cried for Bambi…, watercolour and pencil, 24 x 17 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
Today is midwinter: from now on the days will get longer and the light comes back. This is the day to enjoy the wisdom of darkness and the spirituality of the night. It’s a special night and the Daily Painting states: It’s a reason to celebrate 21 December 2009, 8:05 pm Reason to celebrate, watercolour, 15 x 17 cm
Bitterly cold today. It stormed and snowed. Everybody is very upset: Snow! In Germany! Did they complete the form? Who allowed this?! They all want white christmas, but please without snow. Although there are so nice ideas to realise in the cold wintertime. 4 tiny paintings for the 4th of advent as a little inspiration 20 December 2009, 8:13 pm Advent inspiration, watercolour, each 12 x 7 cm
Now deep snow mantles everything: walls, trees, castle, church, grass. Sun is shining and when the wind blows you think you stand in a snow globe. But it’s a hard time for all the wild animals. Daily Painting about birds in the winter 19 December 2009, 8:07 pm Child or victim, 14 x 13 cm
Since lunchtime it snows. The world looks like a magnificent black and white drawing with unbelievable fine lines, sweeping curves and reluctant colours. I hope my silverpoint is able to transport these structures. Daily Painting about delicacy 18 December 2009, 7:52 pm The noble society, silverpoint and watercolour, 22 x 25 cm
Sometimes you think you are finished and you don’t know which way to go. Then it is time to sit down and think about the situation. And now you can jump into the cold water. Daily Painting about the end of the flagpole 17 December 2009, 8:00 pm At the end of the flagpole, watercolour, 17 x 16 cm