Palmengarten ...

again!
We are having a very grey, dark, grey, rainy Februrary (not today!). It is also very cold, so on Sunday there is not much joy to go for a hike. That's why a couple of weeks ago I went for a walk to the Palmengarten in Frankfurt. There is cosy and green, and if it is raining you can go inside and feel a bit tropical, even if it is still dark and grey! 💚

Green Jungle, Palmengarten - 2019
Watercolour an pencil sketch
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 First I tried to stay outside, and I sat under a evergreen tree to paint this majestic Beech tree with oil pastels which are good when it is wet and raining... but the rain didn't want to stop so I moved inside to paint more greenery and the crazy Orchideas blooming! wow, they look a bit like aliens to me...

Old Beech tree in Palmengarten - 2019
Oil pastels
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Orchideas at Palmengarten - 2019
black ink sketch
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Amadou et Mariam

Concierto al aire libre en el Palmengarten de Frankfurt.
Fue el Martes, al atardecer. Hacía un calor bochornoso y grupos pequeños de gente con picnics se desperdigaban por el prado a la espera del concierto. Y comenzó la música, llena de vida y ritmos africanos que pusieron a bailar al público entero, sin importar edad o condición. Era curioso observar y dibujar los diferentes estadios y reacciones del público mientras disfrutaba del compás colorido de la música.

Al final llegó la noche y la única luz era la que expulsaban los focos del escenario. Apenas podía ver mi papel ni los colores que utilizaba! aunque en color fui parca esta vez! ;)

Openair concert in Palmengarten. 
I was there on Tuesday evening, the 22th August. It was warm and humid and a lot of little groups had met on the park to make picnic before the concert started. And then the music started, a full of life and african rythms music, which got to dance every people, no matter age or condition! it was a funny expierience to observe and sketch these stadiums while feeling the colourful beats of the music. 
At last it was already dar k and the only light came from the stage in blue, red or yellow. I hard could see the paper and the colours I was using!