the life, the work, the beauty of it all.

this is my lunch break, daily. 

milchkaffee in the eutin marktplatz, sketching and writing the wonderful sights to be seen.

Lately, Casey and I have been working more at the Eutiner Festpiele Opern Scheune. We have helped design several posters for upcoming chamber concerts held by the festpiele. 

Here is one of our posters for one of the concerts. I did the hand lettering and Casey drew the illustrations. 

Eutin is still just perfect. 

I wake up every morning and see this from my window.

 this is on my bike ride to work, in the Opern Scheune.

everywhere you look there are roses, sehr schön!

I have grown accustomed to winding down at night with wine, cookies, and my sketchbook. 

It could not get better than this.

            Casey and I have begun work on our second and third posters for the chamber concerts.
                  Here is some work in progress for the vocal concert poster, "Opera a la Carte"

We are still doing work for the Ostholsteiner newspaper. 

Here is a piece that was printed in the newspaper last week and here is the link the article:

http://www.shz.de/index.php?id=160&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=2499323&no_cache=1

Eutin is not only a beautiful place, but it is full of wonderful people as well. 

People that are friendly and kind, but also are very talented. 

I have made a friend here that is a very talented musician and is a member of the band Twentyfour/Seven. 

http://www.myspace.com/twentyfoursevenblues/photos/1095883

This friend has asked me to help design their new album's cd cover and I am thrilled to begin work on it. I have barely began sketching ideas for the cover, but I had to share because I am quite excited. 

opening concert & the wasserturm

Very exciting time here in Eutin! The Eutiner Festpiele has begun. The opening orchestra performance was last night and what a beautiful evening it was. There was wonderful music, perfect weather, happy people, and a sunset that filled the sky with pink, orange, and purple.

 Once again, Casey and I were asked to draw at the event.

 

We are still making illustrations for the Ostholsteiner newspaper every week as well.

This week I went on top of the Eutin water tower (the wasserturm) to make an image of the arieal view of the city. 

Along with drawing at events and for the newspaper, we will now begin designing promotional posters for the festpiele. This past week, I did some hand lettering for a poster design for a musical night in Eutin.

busy bees.

These past two weeks have been just filled with drawing and painting! Luckily, we are in one of the most beautiful little towns so no matter where you look, you will find inspiration.
We had the opening reception for the Lyonel Feininger comic exhibit in the Volksbank and Casey and I were asked to draw caricatures of the people there. We were a  bit nevous as neither of us have had very much experience drawing caricatures, but it ended up being so fun! Everyone at the event wanted there picture done.

 

warm up sketches at the exhibition!

 I loved Kieler Wöche so much! Tried representing it's greatness through this sketch, but it could not even compare.

 Illustrations for the Ostholsteiner newspaper.

 

 The final version of my first newspaper illustration that has now been sold to a man from Eutin.

  

In addition to drawing and painting, Casey and I have been lucky enough to explore this gorgeous city.

One of our favorite places we have seen was the Eutiner Schloss.

 On Saturday's in Eutin, there is a lovely farmer's market in the marktplatz.

The beauty of this to is so unbelievable I have tried documenting it through pictures, but it is impossible.

kieler wöche.

 If only there was a Kieler Wöche in the United States.

 

Kieler Wöche is the largest sailing fesitval in the whole world and is one of the largest Volksfests in Germany.

The interns traveled to Kiel for this festival for one day and it was my favorite day in Germany so far.

 sailing, shopping, international food, dancing, and lots of beer= a very fun day.

berlin.

This past weekend, all of the interns in Eutin traveled to Berlin. The travel there was a bit rocky (Casey and I may or may not have missed the train), but once we arrived it was very fun.

Berlin is absolutely stunning. Before going there, it would not have been in my top cities to visit in the world but now all I can think about is when I can go back! A beautiful city full of energy and excitement.

 

We were only in Berlin for two days, but we were able to see so much as the city is quite concentrated. We stayed in the Sunflower Hostile in a part of Berlin called, Freidrichshain. From there we were a short walk from the main Hauptbahnhof, which took us a short train ride into the inner city.

We visited the Holocaust Memorial

The Brandenburg Gate.

Checkpoint Charlie.

 

And the Berliner Dom.

 

week 2.

So many wonderful and exciting things have happened and are happening!

This past week I taught drawing classes in local, german elementary schools and the kids loved i

                                     

I had an illustration printed in the Eutin newspaper.

I got my very own studio space in the opera barn. And of course, began decorating right away!

    

I love working in this space. It is quiet and peaceful, and also has great natural lighting! I will now begin working on promotional material for the operas in the Eutiner Festpiele.