Along the Rhine
Germany
28 September 1997
Watercolor on cold press Lana paper
6 x 4", archival mat & backing to 10 x 8"
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In Köln I played at a basement club referred to by the owner as a puke hole. I think it was mainly a punk club but I played completely unplugged and could have heard a pin drop. I was relaxed and the gig was fun though the spots were blinding. George, the owner hosted me overnight in his apartment with a fabulous view of the spires and Dom, the old tithe house and Cologne-Rodenkirchen suspension bridge. After a good breakfast he put me on the train down to Heindenheim.
I think the ICE train along the Rhine was called the Friedrich Schiller. I'd been on the route before and would travel it again. Good thing because it was really a delight to watch the castles, vineyards and little towns slip by. Although I made this painting in one sitting, I was traveling on a high-speed line (ICE) so it was a composite of several scenes flying by.
When I arrived in Heidenheim I learned that my agent had neglected to make arrangements for a room but everyone was very kind and someone came up with a solution. I performed by a large poster of an American Indian with a quote of a Cree Indian prophecy:
"After the last tree has been cut down
Only after the last river has been poisoned
Only after the last fish has been caught
Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten."
Every Sunday I post a new painting and story behind the watercolors I made while touring as a singer songwriter. Follow the stories behind the paintings of these serialized posts by working your way up from the bottom.
Along the Rhine
