I wasn't constantly on the move in Amsterdam. I took the time to bring some of the impressions into my painting. I've been working on this image since February 2017. It's still not finished! The meaning of this painting is about freedom. The title is "Terrarium Snake and Monarch Butterfly". A vague impression of what my picture currently looks like, you'll find in my very first post. ✌

Amsterdam is full of discoveries.
Just stroll around or grab a bike! ✌

Last year I visited the only zoo for microbes in the world. Micropia! It's worth it! There should be a lot more such zoos, because these insights are fascinating! 👌🔎🔬

Last year I visited the only zoo for microbes in the world. Micropia! It's worth it! There should be a lot more such zoos, because these insights are fascinating! 👌🔎🔬

Hummingbird hawk-moth,
Macroglossum stellaratum
(06/2017 in Oberursel, Germany)

Although we don't have hummingbirds in Europe, some are spotted sometimes. Due to their fast wing movements this diurnal moth looks very big in flight. The moth performs hummingbird-like flight maneuvers and makes an impressive sound. They are migratory butterflies and spend the summer in northern Eurasia. In winter, they fly to southern Eurasia and North Africa. There are also transition areas with permanent habitat. However, the borders are shifting due to global warming.

I decided to watch the sunset. I think I have moths in my fur. Humboldt said that this is the most beautiful low mountain range in the world. He invented the Humboldt penguins, he must know that!

Just my sweet Dakota snaking around. 🐍💤

Rhodesian Giraffe. One of my drawings from 2007.
At that time I drew a lot of animal portraits. At the time, my grandmother and I were students at hunting and horse painter Dieter Schiele.
His great-uncle was the expressionist painter Egon Schiele.
Sometimes I have drawn very detailed pictures, sometimes not. This is one of the less detailed drawings.

King Vulture. One of my drawings from 2008.
At that time I drew a lot of animal portraits. At the time, my grandmother and I were students at hunting and horse painter Dieter Schiele.
His great-uncle was the expressionist painter Egon Schiele.
Sometimes I have drawn very detailed pictures, sometimes not. This is one of the less detailed drawings.

Tarsier. One of my drawings from 2007.
At that time I drew a lot of animal portraits. At the time, my grandmother and I were students at hunting and horse painter Dieter Schiele.
His great-uncle was the expressionist painter Egon Schiele.
Sometimes I have drawn very detailed pictures, sometimes not. This is one of the less detailed drawings.