The little snow we had has already melted, and I really miss the magic of a white winter wonderland. I went through my photo archive to find some snowy impressions and selected a few pictures that bring

The Sanctuary 25 x 20 cm Acrylic on board I love slow-drying acrylics. I can keep them on the palette for days and they don’t dry out. Once on the painting and not applied too thickly, they dry within

Christ, 2025 Acrylics on board 40 x 32 cm

Christ II, 2026 Acrylics on board 40 x 32 cm + frame

Our beloved family dog, Jack, passed away today during a botched surgery. My parents got him in 2011 when he was just a tiny, fresh little puppy. He was a loyal family member; playful, adventurous, and

I had no idea how many horse photos I'd taken over the years - hundreds! Of course, most of them are mainly of archival value: lots of pictures of my kids riding or standing next to horses. Here's a small

Today I scanned my photo archive for animal portraits. There are way too many, so I just selected a few for this post. Some of these cats and dogs are family pets; the other animals were photographed in

Back in 2016 I had an exhibition in a gallery in Velden/Austria. That same day, there was a gathering of old-timer car owners and I had the opportunity to see these cars up close. Of course, I took some

Today I went through my photo archive looking for what could be called architectural details. These photos were taken between 1998 and 2016 in Austria, Germany, France, Italy and Indonesia. Milano Paris

𝐀𝐋 𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐍 𝐀𝐊𝐁𝐀𝐑 The Order of the Prime Source Code Certain "high priests" at WEF seem to embrace the notion that AI could take over religion, profoundly reshape it, or even give

I got my first digital camera in 2001. Since then my photo archive has grown to more than 120k images. Even though they are well organized, it was very difficult to search through them - until I started

Today I went through my photo archive looking for macro shots of nature. These aren’t tied to any specific place or time.

Just finished my first painting in 2026 Labyrinth Refuge, 2026 Acrylics on board 25 x 20 cm Details: The painting in its custom made frame:

I'm always delighted when I encounter these beautiful creatures in the Hohe Wand mountains. On weekends, the trails are crowded with hikers, so the animals retreat farther away. During the week, though,

Hit my ice bath this morning. Goal = every single day, minimum 30 seconds in there.

About a month ago, I tried something I’d never dared to do before - flying through fog in the mountains. I’ll admit I had a safety net: if I got lost, I could trigger “GPS rescue” to make the drone fly

About two weeks ago, while hiking through the Höllental Valley (Lower Austria) along the Schwarza River, we were surprised to stumble upon an area showing clear signs of recent beaver activity. We had

To kick off the new year, a good friend came to visit us for a few days starting January 1st. We were blessed with fantastic weather, so we hit the trails for some refreshing hikes in the stunning Rax

After so many years, we finally have a white Christmas. Here are a few photos of the snow-blanketed world outside.

Over the last couple of days, I've spent quite a bit of time in the Rax mountains hiking and flying FPV (again). Down in the valley it's been foggy for a week now, but higher up it's nothing but blue sky.