Robert de LaSalle, Explorer of Mississippi River

As a boy I read practically all books about and over Indians
that I can found. Also books from Explorer that discover the
Missouri or Mississippi. I have think; let me see if I find
some nice pictures in the web over my heroes...
Link LaSalle

Giovanni Segantini, Tower "Belvedere" by Maloja

I admire Giovanni Segantini much! A great painter, great symbolist. Segantini
lived and worked at Maloja in the Upper Engadin/Switzerland. His studio in Maloja
can be visited and is a little and fine museum. Directly behind the Segantinistudio
it is the tower "Belvedere", a project that Segantini has designed for a count and
that never was terminated from financial problems. From the tower place there is
one marvelous view down in the Bergell valley to Chiavenna Italy.
Giovanni Segantini.

Najade

A pencil drawing that I have done for one of my oilpaintings.
This painting of a maori warrior that races down on his surfboard
an enormous wave becomes attacks by a Najade.
I post the painting later here...

Old illustrations of Arabian...

Sometimes, when I search for references in Google, I find some of this
old book illustrations like this. I love this old illustration style.

Sketch from the Upper Engadin

Each day one sketch in my holydays, I have promise me.
This I have done last year. This beautyful mountain you can see
by Maloja in the Upper Engadin. Draw near the Tower "Belvedere"
that Giovanni Segantini has designed. The church tower is in the lower
Bergell before Chiavenna in Italy. The mountain cabin by "Isola".

"Leonhard Euler", my stamp for the Swiss Post

Two years ago I have created the Leonhard Euler stamp for the Post of
Switzerland. Euler was an mathematical genius, born in Basel, 15. April 1707.
Most of his lifetime he has spend in St.Petersburg in Russia.
Read his very interesting bio here.
Copyright by Die Schweizerische Post/Post of Switzerland

Frank Trenton shot faster!

When I was a boy in the age of 10 years, I read secretly the Western pulps
of my Dad. One title was always remained in my memory and when I have
a problem in my life I remember at Frank Trenton that has shot faster!
And now I have find the Cover on Google...

"Pteranodon"

One of my older oilpaintings from 1980...
In the store they have sold this very fine portrait canvas
for artists, and now? Tempi pasati!...

It's me, "illo."

I have ordered the new isue of "illo." No. 2 and find it great.
It is a new art magazine that shows works of very talented
artists and illustrators and is published with love.
"illo." No. 2 includes an interview with the Dinotopia creator
James Gurney!!
For more information about "illo."

EXODUS - German Science Fiction Magzine

Out now the new isue of EXODUS, an german SF Fanzine on high level.
For more information about Exodus, here.