USK Dortmund on a limb

 To be sure - the malady in my shoulder was not solved yet and I couldn´t raise my arm too high. So observational drawing was a bit awkward. Still - did attend the national Urban Sketchers moot, nevertheless, slower and a tad impaired but glad to be alive and reunite with so many fellow artists. Matching my workshops, here are two 360° panoramas of the city center ...

... a lost charming church ...

.... and some brave steampunk folks that did an amazing job modelling for us.

Great organisation!!!

Ooopsie - after the tumor

 So, I was heading for my dearest cousin´s birthday party (well first staying at my parents'  and driving up to Verden from there) ...

... and then I was out. Taken straught to hospital the diagnosis of a braintumor was a bit of a shock. Meningeoma grew larg unnoticed and knocked me out with an epileptic fit right in the S-bahn to central station. Few days later it was taken out and I was running around with a bandage covering the zipper closing up my skull, not two days later makig this sketch in the neighbouring palace gardens, meeting a lovely elderly couple from England, sketching in their journals as well. 

Belvedere, Park Charlottenburg

Was awkward sketching. Obviously relieved that I had come through with my brain undamaged alltogether I still had dislodged my right shoulder and am hardly able to raise my right arm (which might not be too bad a feat - as krauts go!).

Orangery Park Sanssouci

 Berlin sketchers meeting in Potsdam to draw the greenhouse in park Sanssouci there. Thought I´d give it another go WITH them. Scorching hot, ran for cover and shade after finishing. 

Sessions i the Harp

 After settling in I was desperate to join some irish trad session again. I had found them and where they played. Only their Wednesdays clashed - sometimes with my irish classes on top of teaching the next morning. Eventually, I made it.

Lír iii - fish eye

 With the fire burning in the hearth. Tá, lasann siad tine sa teallach!!!! Passing cold January Fridays on another angle of the new local I am frequenting.