Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

* Make A Wish *

Der Klamotten-Heinz zum Basteln

Die Figur des Klamotten-Heinz, den die Kölner Autorin Christina Bacher erfunden hat, gibt es mittlerweile als richtigen Bastelbogen zum Ausschneiden und Anziehen. Ich hab mal gebastelt und finde es erstaunlich wie unterschiedlich der Heinz in seiner Garderobe wirkt. Ein nettes Experiment.

Brochure for a Care Home

The following illustrations were made for a brochure for children who live in a care home. Since they have a lot of small children there and children who only know a little German, it was my job was to explain the rules of the community with pictures. Here are some examples of the over 20 illustrations I have made for that purpose.

A Visit at the Zoo

I have to catch up on showing my work. I had some really nice commissional work to do during the past weeks. First of all – this cool poster for the Cologne Zoo (VRS Kindertage im Kölner Zoo). This poster with stickers was made for a Zoo Rally and the children had to hunt for the stickers around the Zoo.

 

Summer Break

I wish everybody a wonderful summer. I'll be back mid-August.

A Charity Project

This male paper doll illustrates the short story "Klamotten-Heinz" by author Christina Bacher about a homeless man, who loves clothes. The story and the illustration are contributions to the book "Köln trotz(t) Armut - Bestes vom Draussenseiter, Das Kölner Straßenmagazin" (Daedalus Verlag). It's a charity project for homeless people in Cologne and will be available by mid June.

Poster for Children's Musical

I created this poster for my daughter's school choir. They perform a musical once a year. This year's title is "Erdlinge". It's about some funny creatures who live underground. Everybody is looking forward to the performance.

Go for it!

I will show my work this coming weekend on the illustrator's show in Cologne:
http://www.illustratoren-festival.de

My Favorite Season – there it is!

In my next life, I'm going to be a flower seller in Italy, driving around in my charming old Ape Car.

Dogs With People

Always a nice subject: people and their pets. I used some pictures from a visit to a dog show in California and some found photos from the internet to create some painterly illustrations.