We arrived in Berlin bang on the start of Spring. Suddenly it was warm enough to leave off the down jacket and bask in the sunshine on the edge of the canals, along with everyone else emerging from hibernation. It made for some great afternoons enjoying a beverage and drawing on the riverbank. Berlin has to be my favourite city in the world (sorry Sydney). Being a cheap place to live it attracts lots of artists and has a vibrant, yet down to earth feel about it.
I enjoyed a bizarre life drawing session here with Johannes Leak – check out the costume.
More Museums. Lovis Corinth, with his vigorous brushwork was a real favourite. I also enjoyed Max Leibermann and Adolph von Menzel. Munch’s paintings, eerie and dream-like, made me want to paint larger pictures using simple, flat colours with large brush strokes. It’s hard for me to “go bigger” without getting caught up in the details – but Munch could do this so well. I think going big has a lot to do with confidence.
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