Once upon a time
I've flew back from Malta to Germany. During the whole flight I've looked out of the window of the plane and was delighted of the eastcost of Italy. The wonderful landscape and the pattern of a smattering of houses compacted to small towns and big cities laying at the seaside or rivers... as Hamburg do.
My watercolor shows Hamburg, my native city.
I'm a city child (without a driver's licence (!) because of taking my bike and using public transport). But I'm a city child with longing for country- and seaside.
Cities are growing.
That whats off becomes in short time the middle. The collage of a painting from
Philipp Otto Runge "Die Hülsenbeckschen Kinder" and Photos of my children was outside of Hamburg in that time (1810), the countyside for rich merchants. Now, 200 years later, its in the middle of the city and there is the Castle at the Eisenbach, coming from the river Alster... so its my small seaside I am lucky for!
At this weekend
I've met many of my brothers and sisters of the Nile at the countryside. We've come together from different cities: Amsterdam, Berlin, Bremen, Cairo, Copenhagen, London, Luxemburg, New York, Paris, Stuttgart and many other... and from Hamburg.
Many of my dear blog friends from different cities and coutrysides get together for this week's drawing challenge for the theme CITY of dear lovely Rachel. Fly to her place to have a look at more exciting cities.
My thoughts and prayers goes to Norway.
And Amy Winehouse... Rest In Peace.
Easter break
No. 14 Fish
No. 15 Lamb/Sheep
No. 14 Fish
No. 15 Lamb/Sheep
No. 25 CITY Rachel 23. + 24.07.2011
No. 26 THEATRE Stephanie 30.07. + 31.07.2011
Dear Ariane, adorable watercolor, Hamburg looks friendly and peaceful from up there, i adore your sisters of the niles' shawls, beautiful photos.
AntwortenLöschenThinking of the Norwegian people too.
And of Amy, listening to her great voice will never feel the same again. X
dear Adriane,
AntwortenLöschenwhat a beautiful watercolor
of your city!
so, so lovely
and I like your words, your story
the history of the place you live
the sparkling pictures of your friends
the beautiful flowers
and yes
we all think of Norway....
about your question
I had a interior-design to finish
a big one
for a client of mine
but totally different
than the other buildings
and four floors
meaning, the whole building
one of the beautiful monumental canal houses
of Amsterdam
{hell of a weekend, isn't it? i agree...}
AntwortenLöschenyou've given us a terrific map of your native city! the view from up there usually is magical, a patchwork of bricks'n'feelings... and a river that runs through it.
i think i would love hamburg.
n♥
Beautiful water color drawing and great photos must have been a very special event.....Good to know another city girl...:-)
AntwortenLöschenAn indeed what a weekend itwas...my thoughts are in Norway.and then Amy...
Dear Airine,
AntwortenLöschenYour watercolor drawing and collage are beautiful, love your story too!
Thinking of NOrway...........
Ariane.
AntwortenLöschenI love your view of Hamburg, a beautiful perspective not often seen.
The watercolor is lovely.
The collage is brilliant.
Your fellow countryside patrons are so beautiful as well. Your photography is so dreamy and captures subtle beauty in a big way.
My heart aches as well for Norway and the children, the mothers, father, brothers, sisters, friends...so many lives destroyed.
Amy Winehouse, I admit I haven't listened to her much. I am not that hip. But my heart broke, nonetheless.
liebste ariane, oh hier wurde nun wirklich schon ALLES gesagt!
AntwortenLöschenamy wird mir auch fehlen, ich liebe ihre stimme...
wunderschön dein aquarell, die collage ist sehr süss und die bilder "nil geschwister" sind märchenhaft und beeindruckend. darüber wüsste ich gerne mehr... herzensgruss, deine julia
die geheimnisvolle seite der romantischen rose. und ich wüsste auch zu gerne mehr von den schon fast rituell anmutenden wunderschön gewandeten frauen.
AntwortenLöschenamy. ihr gehen hat man schon länger gespürt. aber wenn eine seele gehen will...und auf der anderen seite. die schreckliche tat in norwegen. so viele. die noch nicht zu gehen bereit waren...
umarmung
bambi von traurig und glücklich
dear ariane
AntwortenLöschenindeed very beautiful seeing hamburg like this. its amazing to watch the world from up in an airplane. the patterns of the landscapes, the roads, the lakes. like an intricate quilt.
i am a countryside girl which is rediscovering the countryside girl in her. after many years in the cities...
love
Liebste Ariane, tolle Zeichnung und Collage und dann die geheimnisvollen Frauen...
AntwortenLöschenAlles andere ist leider nur sehr, sehr traurig und sinnlos, eins wie das andere.
Liebe Grüsse Barbara
deine bilder haben mich wieder sehr angesprochen, besonders deine wunderbare runge-collage. ich habe einige bände von petra oelkers krimis gelesen, die im mittelalterlichen hamburg spielen. faszinierend!
AntwortenLöschendie tat von norwegen ist einfach nur grauenvoll und ich bin in gedanken viel dort.
herzlichen gruß von mano.