Tomorrow morning I found a dead baby owl right under the tower of the church vis-à-vis. I guess it fell out of the nest, it still had a mouse in the beak. A barn owl, an expert told me who looked at it. I’m very sad, I will bury it now. Daily Painting about that dead little owl 28 March 2010, 6:36 pm Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
In these minutes I’m in Gross-Gerau (near Frankfurt) to hold a speech at the exhibition opening of one of my academy pupils. I hope you don’t forget me when I’m not here at the ususal time, you know, out of pictures, out of mind. And that’s what the Daily Painting is about 25 March 2010, 7:16 pm Out of pictures, out of mind, watercolour, 25 x 22 cm
The turtles woke up! They’re all healthy and allright. I let them run around in the studio because it’s still too cold outside. But now they chase the cats from the fireside and bite the terrified dogs that try to hide under my new painting. Daily Painting about soft-footed spring 23 March 2010, 7:35 pm Spring comes soft-footed, watercolour, 29,5 x 21 cm
When I tell you that I’m tired of the cold winter storms I hope you believe me that I’m not only talking about the weather. I’m such a open person that I’m often shocked about the coldness many people bear in their minds. Daily Painting about coldness 20 March 2010, 8:01 pm Tired of the cold nightstorms, watercolour, 16,5 x 23 cm
Isn’t it sad? Europe says, it doesn’t want to have the food labeling system that you have in Britain for nutrition value. The industry won – another time. But on my market in the town there is no labeling either – only good natural food. Daily Painting about food 16 March 2010, 8:08 pm The party with the lettuce, watercolour, 24 x 17 cm
Today I painted the stairs. It was necessary, the colour was worn out and I wanted another red. But if you start to renew your things you see more and more work coming. And in the beginning you just wanted a roof over your head… Daily Painting about duties 15 March 2010, 7:41 pm Beginning of burden, watercolour, 25 x 23 cm
It’s really cold in these days. And it’s very quiet too. No exciting telephone calls, no surprise visit, no crazy emails. Is the world frozen or is this the calm before the storm? Daily Painting about the calm before the storm 10 March 2010, 7:28 pm Calm before the storm, watercolour, 24 x 17 cm
This is bad mood day. Snow again, cold again, traffic broke down. But not for me, folks. I felt like walking through the January sheet of one of those calendars you get from the petrol companies: sun, blue sky, trees, snow and a happy painter. Daily Painting about revenge for bad mood 6 March 2010, 7:39 pm The bad-mood-revenge spector, watercolour, 10,5 x 21 cm
Today a hurricane came over the Eifel. Many trees fell down and smashed cars and houses, power blackout in some areas and there were even people killed. You need a good guardian angel when the elements come visiting you. Daily Painting about an angel in the wind 28 February 2010, 7:03 pm In a storm all angels are the same, Ink and pencil on watercolour, 30 x 21 cm
Since days I stare at the news from Cologne: they pull down the Schauspielhaus without any chance to build a new one (like the Kunsthalle) and then the U-Bahn – OMG! It’s like a local version of the financial crisis, the greed has no limit. Daily Painting about a town that dumps itself 18 February 2010, 7:15 pm Viva Colonia – a city gulps itself, watercolour, 16,5 x 21,5 cm