New Zealand Diary: Lake Manapouri via Garston
Another moving day. We drove from Queenstown via Garston, New Zealand’s most inland village, to Lake Manapouri.Read More →
2022-01-03
New Zealand Diary: Glenorchy and Queenstown
Summer day at Lake Wakatipu and in Glenorchy, plus an evening in Queenstown.Read More →
2022-01-02
New Zealand Diary: Cardrona Valley and Queenstown
New Year’s Day. The drive from Wanaka to Queenstowm, through the Cardrona Valley, and a boat trip on Lake Wakatipu.Read More →
2022-01-01
New Zealand Diary: Haast Pass to Wanaka
Driving along the Haast Pass, visiting the Fantail Falls and the Blue Pools, and the most beautiful walk of my life on New Year’s Eve in Wanaka.Read More →
2021-12-31
New Zealand Diary: Fox Glacier
National Kiwi Centre, Lake Ianthe, and Fox Glacier.Read More →
2021-12-30
New Zealand Diary: Pancake Rocks, Hokitika
Following the Buller River to the Tasman Sea, touring the Pancake Rocks and visiting Hokitika.Read More →
2021-12-29
New Zealand Diary: Abel Tasman National Park
We took a water taxi from Marahau to Anchorage and then walked back along the Abel Tasman Coastal Track. I think this day alone has given me enough inspiration for years…Read More →
2021-12-28
New Zealand Diary: Marlborough Sounds, Nelson
We left Wellington and braved the Cook Strait. Then we sailed through the Marlborough Sounds and after our arrival in Picton on the South Island we drove through the Pinot Noir wine region towards Nelson and Richmond.Read More →
2021-12-27
New Zealand Diary: Wellington
We spent Christmas Day following the Sculpture Walk in Wellington – everything was closed – and waited for the storm to roll in over the hills. And then we spent the whole of the next day at the Te Papa Tongarewa, the Museum of New Zealand.Read More →
2021-12-26
New Zealand Diary: Tongariro National Park, Ruahine
Tramping the Taranaki Falls Walk in the Tongariro National Park, and then Christmas in Mangaweka / Ruahine.Read More →
2021-12-24
New Zealand Diary: Wai-o-Tapu, Huka Falls, Taupo
A tour of the Thermal Wonderland, Wai-o-Tapu, admiring the Huka Halls and an evening at Lake Taupo.Read More →
2021-12-23
New Zealand Diary: Katikati
Exploring Katikati, the town of murals, poetry and birds…Read More →
2021-12-21
New Zealand Diary: Coromandel
Hunderwasser in New Zealand, moving day, and a day spent on the Coromandel Peninsula.Read More →
2021-12-19
New Zealand Diary: Bay of Islands
Summer holiday, relaxation and a visit to New Zealand’s first capital.Read More →
2021-12-18
New Zealand Diary: Rawene, Kerikeri, Rainbow Falls
From Opononi to Rawene to Paihia in the Bay of Islands with a visit to Kerikeri along the way. I’m also sharing the making-of the painting „Rainbow Falls“.Read More →
2021-12-17
New Zealand Diary: Muriwai, Waipoua, Opononi
Bird watching, tree hugging and sunset over Hokianga. This was the start of our road trip.Read More →
2021-12-16
New Zealand Diary: Arrival in Auckland
Our journey began in Auckland, where we got first impressions of what was to come and could fuel our anticipation. We got a sense of how many new things we would experience, be it nature, food, or the mentality of the people.Read More →
2021-12-14
New Zealand – Diary
New Zealand, 14 December 2017 – 12 January 2018. My sister Birgitta and I had the great fortune to spend a month in New Zealand and explore this beautiful country. Would you like to experience this with me again? I’m posting a diary of our adventures.Read More →
2021-12-13
A week / eine Woche in Zeeland
Sechs Monate nach dem ersten Corona-Lockdown hatten wir dann doch endlich die Gelegenheit, eine Woche Urlaub zu machen: in Zeeland, was glücklicherweise nicht zum Risikogebiet erklärt wurde. Six months after the first Corona lockdown, we finally had the opportunity to take a week’s holiday: in Zeeland, which fortunately was not declared a risk area.Read More →
2020-09-19
Devon Photos from my Repository
This is part of my portfolio – photos for future paintings, places I have seen and experienced and will paint for you! Today’s feature: pictures from my travels around parts of Devon.Read More →
2020-08-19
Walk to Land’s End – Wanderung in Cornwall
I want to offer you an authentic experience, that is why I promise you that I will not paint a place that I have not seen. Creating a piece of art that captures your most cherished memories is a personal, even intimate process. I spent much of 2019 developing an immersive, fully-featured and personal offer which is based on your experiences and which also creates new ones. It is supposed to include travel, meeting personally, shared memories et cetera… Then the Corona pandemic happened. How can we work together now? With the situation the way it is, I decided to take you with me onRead More →
2020-08-17
Adventures in the Black Forest – Schwarzwald
Let me tell you about my summer! 🙂 I had the opportunity to go to the Black Forest at short notice and work from there. This allowed me to extend my portfolio / repertoire by a few places that I would paint now – because as you know, I only paint places that I have already experienced myself.Read More →
2019-08-29
A Day Trip to Basel | Tagestour nach Basel
A new destination in my portfolio! From now on Basel is on the list of places that I can/will paint for you. While working in the Schwarzwald (Black Forest) for two weeks – Titisee and Freiburg – I had the opportunity to make a detour to Basel!Read More →
2019-07-26
Weekend / Wochenende in Stuttgart
At the end of March I visited my sister in Stuttgart. Here are a few impressions of the long weekend. Ende März habe ich meine Schwester in Stuttgart besucht. Hier sind ein paar Eindrücke von dem verlängerten Wochenende.Read More →
2018-03-26
Bicycle Tour in Cologne
Let me share a set of photos from my day trip to Cologne by bicycle – Who knows how many sunny and warm Sundays are left in 2017?Read More →
2017-09-03
Cologne – Museum Ludwig and surroundings
I managed to catch the Richter exhibition just in time, and I’d like to say a few sentences about the experience, but I’d also like to use the occasion to offer a few Cologne tips.Read More →
2017-04-30
London 2017
My family was somewhat nonplussed to get photos of pigs‘ heads, orange staircases, embroidered fabric, squirrel on tombstone, strange architecture, packaged sculptures and King Henry’s instructions for using the garderobe, „since to retain urine is hurtful to health“.1 Er, Katja??Read More →
2017-03-08
