Frankfurter Buchmesse II

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Frankfurt Bookfair 2015 sketches I

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A sketch I did at the Frankfurt Bookfair showing the two most renown Indonesian poets (unfortunatly the names escape me….probably Subagio Sastrowardoyon and Toeti Heraty). I know nothing about Indonesian literature, I am afraid We drew a lot especially on the last day. More to come….

Portrait

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A slightly unfinished drawing based on one of my photographs of Céleste (if you’re interested click here – Céleste portrait)). The big problem about making this kind of pictures is when to stop….this drawuing is somehow related to the famous Dürer selfportrait in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich from 1500. I like renaissance art a lot.

Polizisten Frankfurt

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Two policemen I drew in Frankfurt during the Frankfurt book fair. They were the only ones who didn´t move. The policemen seemed to be quite relaxed, probably they were happy that they had to look after book lovers rather than hooligans. These two were actually flirting. This a very rough sketch, but that is what I like about it.

Engelbertstrasse

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A sketch of a rather unremarkable corner of Cologne. I had to wait for our band rehearsals to start.

Kölner Dom/ Cologne Cathedral

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A drawing I did during a lunch break at the Solution Space (an office building right next to the Cologne Cathedral). What is weird that you need some distance to actually “see” the cathedral, which most people don´t realize, because they are using the wide angle lenses of their cameras anyway. If you don´t see the whole structure, which you can´t from this the elements get quite confusing. So this is kind of an honest view of the Cologne cathedral….

Holiday in Cologne

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This looks like the sketches I do when I am on holiday. Unfortunately I am not. but the people I drew were. This was made near the Schokoladenmuseum (chocolate museum, for those who haven´t guessed) which is one of the most touristy areas of Cologne. It has big advantages for sketching, you won´t meet people you know and everyone is moving in a different space time continuum (a very slow one, which is good for watching people) . But a nightmare if you´re in a hurry trying to cross that area by bike.

Pisa Nov 2014

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Here is one more drawing from my sketchbook, I did in November. The slightly chaotic version black and white version is the original one, the lighter colored was work in progress (retrospectively I could have finished at that point). I drew it while waiting for a friend outside a bar in Pisa.

Christmas is still Coming….

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…. yes it is, although looking outside my window (in Cologne) suggests it is already spring. Last week I finally made my own Christmas Cards. This is basically the result of taking the term Christmas Card literally. This was so much work I am saving the rest of this card for another post, but here are the sketches and the orignal drawing.

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