Don't be afraid to change your colours now

(lyrics © by Great Lake Swimmers)

Meals on reels

 

 (I made this little flyer for a screening of short films about food / eating at the UT Connewitz, Leipzig)

Please don't spoil my day I'm miles away and after all I'm only sleeping

(I'm not LAZY. I'm waiting for INSPIRATION!)

Wanna find myself by the sea...

(Another picture inspired by my trip to Wales in autumn... I wanted to take a photo of this scene, but the cat ran away, so I started drawing it instead.)

I lay there in front of me covered in ice

Next in my little collection of musicians... Carla Bozulich / Evangelista. She completely blew me away first with a great concert at the UT Connewitz and then with her new album "Prince of Truth". And here's some fine stuff to listen to.

They don't expect little grrrls to shout...

A while ago, I started drawing bands or artists I like, sometimes trying to include song lyrics. As a start, here's Gustav, who made my personal album of the year 2008. According to her Myspace site she's currently working on an ambient album with the title "Hallo Knallo!". Other pics will follow soon.

River's edge, you're all that I have

... back from the seaside - back in the city that pretends to be a seaside town though it isn't. It's got several rivers though, which leads me on to an illustration I made earlier this year, inspired by a song by my beloved Great Lake Swimmers:

Before we think too much and can't give back what we've taken...

I bought a new sketchbook a few weeks ago with the good intention to draw at least one picture each week. The first ones were inspired by Vera Chytilová's "Sedmikrásky":




I'm planning to make more of those imaginary film posters because I quite like the idea of it. Today it was time for musicians again and I started a picture of Bat for Lashes - to be seen here soon.

Other than that, last night at the Skala was awesome. I'm listening to Kevin Blechdom's new album "Gentlemania" right now, which I bought after the concert. Once again, I get the feeling that 2009 is a brilliant year for music.

On cold days it is easy to see clear and easy to believe in it

(a little tribute to Stina Nordenstam and her beautiful music)

French Movie Nights

... an opportunity to post this picture I drew, inspired by one of my favourite movies of all time.



Sadly, there is no Rivette shown at this year's Journées du Cinéma Français, but a lot of other interesting stuff, including a couple of classics by Luis Bunuel. So, I guess I'll spend a lot of time in cinemas in the next days.

City Cat

As you sit there majestically
Your soft black fur shining like velvet
Your wild green eyes
Follow the passing cars

Day by day
You stroll through city streets
You might have never seen a tree
And yet, in these surroundings
You still preserve your wildness
Moving along freely
In an unfamiliar world

(April 2008)