Far From Ready — Marauding through what's left of Europe

2022-07-09

by Leon Friederichs

The kind of paintings I like

The artist should not only paint what he sees before him, but also what he sees in himself. If, however, he sees nothing within him, then he should also refrain from painting what he sees before him.

2022-04-30

by Leon Friederichs

Still far from ready

Hello everyone! Hello to the half dozen of our old readers!, hello to you, fre...

2020-01-29

by Leon Friederichs

Himmel & Erde

After no less than seven months of work I've completed my first book. 28 woodcuts, all texts and titles set by hand, all printed and bound manually.

2019-11-08

by Leon Friederichs

A peek into the new studio

For a month now Leon has moved into a new studio.

2019-08-16

by Leon Friederichs

Copy, cover, afterimage

Almost exactly one year ago I paid a visit to Amsterdam. A working trip, as usual, dedicating to checking out all the Rembrandts and Vincents.

2019-07-22

by Leon Friederichs

To hell with "buttery consistency"

On the chemistry of pigments and Newtonian liquids.

2018-09-16

by Leon Friederichs

Living inside a story

On Bruno Schulz, Stefan Sweig, Fouché, and Drohobycz.

2018-09-16

by Leon Friederichs

Paris, the fourth

A very quick, albeit fourth, visit to Paris.

2018-08-24

by Leon Friederichs

To See or Not to See

Nothing against flattery, I'm too vain to refuse it; but it doesn't count if it's not well-deserved.

2018-04-27

by Leon Friederichs

Cuts

Intaglio and relief printing are two complete opposites in my practice. I grea...

2018-04-20

by Leon Friederichs

We are just a few

Hitchhiking to Antwerpen set a new record for how many cars I needed: Münster ...

2018-02-14

by Leon Friederichs

Travels in pictures – part III

Now for a small interlude: Various drawings from various trips, recent or not....

2018-02-10

by Leon Friederichs

Travels in pictures – part II

Half a year after departing towards Rome, long since having returned back home...

2018-02-09

by Leon Friederichs

Travels in pictures – part I

Popular demand (believe it or not!) made me do it: Over the course of the next...

2018-02-03

by Leon Friederichs

The Art of Bad Travelling

Instead of original content today we feature an article by Kurt Tucholsky.

2017-08-16

by Leon Friederichs

The draughtsman's guide to painting

Whenever I try out some new technique I find a pattern in my habits confirmed ...

2017-08-05

by Leon Friederichs

Museums: Moreau — Orsay — Longchamp

Nelson, I have something for you ! Short explanation for everyone els...

2017-07-27

by Leon Friederichs

Plans for travel plans

Where to next? It's not a question that would concern me on a daily basis,...

2017-01-26

by Leon Friederichs

Letter to the UK

To the subjects of the Queen Elizabeth Battenberg-Saxe-Coburg and Goth...

2016-12-16

by Leon Friederichs

The Rats

We first noticed the rat two weeks ago. These days it's believable that...

2016-10-26

by Leon Friederichs

Drawing ugliness

A few days ago I was having a conversation with Stefan about stained glass win...

2016-10-18

by Leon Friederichs

È fatto

For weeks have we been silent: No time to write in these hurried last days of ...

Ad break – Visit France! Visit Switzerland!

2016-09-03

by Leon Friederichs

Ad break – Visit France! Visit Switzerland!

We're awfully sorry for writing less and less; this affliction comes natur...

2016-08-25

by Leon Friederichs

Ascent and Fuga

High atop Genova there is a grand statue of the virgin Mary, nigh as tall as t...

2016-08-13

by Leon Friederichs

How to visit cities and alienate hosts

Travel styles differ so vastly. I remember well how I went to Lisboa for the f...

Long-term record broken – reckless cyclists cycle on

2016-08-08

by Leon Friederichs

Long-term record broken – reckless cyclists cycle on

Summer 2015: Nelson and I cycle to Kraków and argue about every city except fo...

2016-08-04

by Leon Friederichs

Notes from behind the counter

"Le pontissalien" is the local hipster café: sterile atmosphere, fur...

2016-07-28

by Leon Friederichs

Missive from the midway

Fancy lunch – tuna and wiener sausages on, for lack of baguette, crumbly biscu...

2016-07-24

by Leon Friederichs

Enter Cyclist No. 3

Paris is a dream to cycle in. As a Münster native I'm used to rude cyclist...

2016-07-18

by Leon Friederichs

Preparing to leave Bikeland

32 °C of savage heat and I'm not even in France yet. Accordingly, today...

2016-07-12

by Leon Friederichs

The Plan that we are going to disregard

The artist should not only paint what he sees before him, but also what he sees in himself. If, however, he sees nothing within him, then he should also refrain from painting what he sees before him.

Hello everyone! Hello to the half dozen of our old readers!, hello to you, fre...

After no less than seven months of work I've completed my first book. 28 woodcuts, all texts and titles set by hand, all printed and bound manually.

For a month now Leon has moved into a new studio.

Almost exactly one year ago I paid a visit to Amsterdam. A working trip, as usual, dedicating to checking out all the Rembrandts and Vincents.

On the chemistry of pigments and Newtonian liquids.

On Bruno Schulz, Stefan Sweig, Fouché, and Drohobycz.

A very quick, albeit fourth, visit to Paris.

Nothing against flattery, I'm too vain to refuse it; but it doesn't count if it's not well-deserved.

Intaglio and relief printing are two complete opposites in my practice. I grea...

Hitchhiking to Antwerpen set a new record for how many cars I needed: Münster ...

Now for a small interlude: Various drawings from various trips, recent or not....

Half a year after departing towards Rome, long since having returned back home...

Popular demand (believe it or not!) made me do it: Over the course of the next...

Instead of original content today we feature an article by Kurt Tucholsky.

Whenever I try out some new technique I find a pattern in my habits confirmed ...

Nelson, I have something for you ! Short explanation for everyone els...

Where to next? It's not a question that would concern me on a daily basis,...

To the subjects of the Queen Elizabeth Battenberg-Saxe-Coburg and Goth...

We first noticed the rat two weeks ago. These days it's believable that...

A few days ago I was having a conversation with Stefan about stained glass win...

For weeks have we been silent: No time to write in these hurried last days of ...

We're awfully sorry for writing less and less; this affliction comes natur...

High atop Genova there is a grand statue of the virgin Mary, nigh as tall as t...

Travel styles differ so vastly. I remember well how I went to Lisboa for the f...

Summer 2015: Nelson and I cycle to Kraków and argue about every city except fo...

"Le pontissalien" is the local hipster café: sterile atmosphere, fur...

Fancy lunch – tuna and wiener sausages on, for lack of baguette, crumbly biscu...

Paris is a dream to cycle in. As a Münster native I'm used to rude cyclist...

32 °C of savage heat and I'm not even in France yet. Accordingly, today...

Once upon a time there were three guys who wanted to cycle somewhere. Nay, bet...