Horse in Motion

That sketch was done very quickly. I just wanted to catch the movement of the horse, and I know there are some mistakes regarding the proportions.
I put the photo on flickr first and told a good friend of mine about it. He had given me some drawing and painting lessons, and I wanted to know [...]

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Alive again – The American Bison

They once lived in hundreds of thousands of herds in the Great Plains. The Indians hunted them and used every bit of them – from their hides to their horns.
During the 19th century those enormous herds were reduced to only a few hundred animals. They were shot down and left to rot. In the end [...]

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Arabian Beauty

I love horses. I always did.
There was a stud near my hometown in the south of Germany. I remember going there with my father, who loved horses, too. We went there in spring, when the horses were allowed to leave the stable and go on the pastures. We stood there, waiting for the herd of [...]

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Animal in Town: The Beech Marten

You don’t need to leave the city in order to get in contact with wild animals. In Berlin you have foxes crossing the streets, wild boars happily digging away in your front garden, and – beech martens.
If you want to drive away with your car one morning, and nothing happens – well it could have [...]

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