When I moved to Hamburg in 1991 I found some old & abandoned shipyards in the port-area when I was exploring my new hometown. I was fascinated by the old rusty harbor cranes and the wrecked tugboats – although it was a bit creepy, too. I wish I woul dhave been painting or taking pictures back then. Nowadays these are all gone and replaced by endless container terminals… and I have to paint them from memory.
Als ich 1991 nach Hamburg gezogen bin, habe ich ein paar alte und verlassene kleine Schiffswerften auf meinen Erkundungstouren durch meine neue Heimatstadt entdeckt. Ich war fasziniert von den alten verrosteten Hafenkränen und den abgewrackten Dampfbooten und Barkassen – auch wenn diese Plätze auch ein wenig unheimlich waren. Heutzutage sind sie fast alle verschwunden und durch sich endlos hinziehende Container-Terminals ersetzt… und ich muss sie aus der Erinnerung malen.
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you have an extraordinary memory — what a beautiful painting
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My memory is limited to pictures… I am pretty bad with numbers, words, names. Thanks so much, ….? 🙂
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This is stunning Carsten – I love all things to with the coast. The colour palette and textures are wonderful…. !
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Thanks so much for your kind comment, Evelyn! 🙂
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Love the dripping rust on the side of the boat…..for my eye, this dripping became the movement of the water, then the boat, and then it was almost like really standing there. This is wonderful.
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Thanks so much for your kind comment, North Liza Lane! 🙂
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Wonderfully evocative 🙂
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Thanks so much, Adrian! 🙂
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