Matt- Brothers Grim

Brothers Grim – James

Not far from where I am staying is the East side gallery.
“The Berlin Wall East Side Gallery is a 1.3km-long section of the wall near the center of Berlin. Approximately 106 paintings by artists from all over the world cover this memorial for freedom and make it the largest open air gallery in the world.”
It is currently in very poor condition, the remaining of the wall itself is crumbling away too. There is interest in repairing the remainder of the wall and the artwork, more about that here.

Just thought I would share some of the photos I took of it:

I have been painting again. I bought myself a table easel from my new favorite store that was suggested to me by my friend Leo Plaw. It’s like a supermarket of artists supplies. I was going to wait to see if I could find an easel at the market on Sunday but I got impatient, I needed to paint. Although I had already begun a painting my back was in much pain afterwards!
So I have three paintings on the go at the moment, being here is very inspiring. But I guess that was to be expected.
Jobs here are not very common, but I am going to continue making work and see how it goes. We have been advised that there is more work in the UK but it is very expensive to apply for a visa and I am just not sure I want to use all my money on applications that take so long. If I come into some money maybe I would considerate it then, but I am happy here.
Apart from the occasional sulks about missing friends, I am having a good time getting some work done and getting some perspective in life. I really enjoy what I do and I really enjoy being out of uni!
I think I love you Berlin.