You know this: when you’re stepping out of the shadow, you have to be very, very careful. You never know on which high wire you’ll find yourself. When I finished this painting, I said to myself, it’s not only a Daily, it’s my Everydaily Painting. Daily Painting about shadows 20 April 2010, 7:50 pm Who’s stepping out of the shadow, watercolour and pencil, 30 x 21 cm
Now I’m happy. Finally the speaker of the pope explained us where all the cases of abuse come from: The gay movement! And I thought they were priests! At least we can be happy that Westerwelle is minister of foreign affairs and not for youth. Daily Painting about fantasy 14 April 2010, 7:34 pm The fantasy fulfils every desire, watercolour with a little bit of pencil, 24 x 13,7 cm
A wonderful early spring day, sunny and warm. A great opportunity to draw – or better to paint? Another big struggle in my heart, I couldn’t decide. But spring is the time for love, so I let the techniques fall in love with each other. Daily Painting about spring love 7 April 2010, 7:51 pm Spring messages, Pencil drawing on watercolour, 24 x 18 cm
Just coming back from visiting my uncle Pascal, the youngest son of Anton, who is a year younger than me. And I stood in his flat and looked on the Rhine and felt in my back the art and the friendship of my own family. Daily Painting about relatives 4 March 2010, 8:05 pm Old rope parties, pencil and watercolour on cardboard and plaster, 24 x 17 cm
Today I had a big artists coffee party. We had a lot of fun and laughed a lot. But generally I think it was Oscar Wilde, who said it right: When banker get together, they talk about art. When artists get together, they talk about money. Daily Painting about a coffee party 2 March 2010, 7:39 pm Coffee party, pencil and watercolour on coffee, 30 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
Uh oh, half of the week gone and half of the paper I bought on monday too. Perhaps I should consult a drug-counselling service? I’m an addict, I’m afraid. Perhaps they mix the same in colours as in cigarettes. At least I don’t smoke. Daily Painting about Obsession 24 February 2010, 7:22 pm Who snacks too long from the paintbox, Pencil on washed ink, finished with oil chalk, 24 x 18 cm
Perhaps frosty winter is a bad time to think about a model for my nude painting class, but I have to, because the 1st course starts end of the month and today my model told me she has no time. Feels anybody out there called upon? Gender and age don’t matter. Daily Painting about models 8 January 2010, 7:41 pm In suspense for the model, Pencil and Ink, washed, 30 x 21 cm
This morning I was told that the grave of my father was desecreated. Not for the first time. Everybody is very kind but nobody knows what to do. But I remember the old myth of the copper serpent and erect it against the evil. Daily Painting about the copper serpent 3 January 2010, 8:07 pm The myth of the copper serpent, watercolour and pencil, 21 x 29,7 cm
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