The series „Topsyturvy“ got its title from the first image, for which it is pretty self explanatory. This image and image No.2 of the series are in addition good examples in order to show that digital equivalents of well known media, like watercolors in this case, have their very own aesthetic character and are by no means capable of replacing their physical counterparts. It is not only the lack of physical qualities, but rather the fact that even a photographed or scanned stroke of a pen or a paintbrush, lacking the “physical” qualities of the original too, still looks very different from the digitally simulated output. This difference can be bigger or smaller depending on the simulated “natural Topsyturvy media” chosen, like the series demonstrates quite well. Using “digital” chalk like for No.4 and 5 the difference isn’t as dominant, as with using digital watercolors, but disregarding it would be naïve. For my own work the quality of simulating natural media in terms of similarity never played any role, because I have drawn with everything that makes a line and on everything that can hold the color. And my most beloved drawing tool in the world of physical media is a ballpoint in my pocket, having the color it has. For an artist this is only slightly less exotic than dealing with digital watercolor. That one might find “heads” and “fish” quite often in my drawings is true. But this series of six images in a row, same format, same size, should exemplify the driving force behind my way of image creation, which is to surprise myself with new images all the time, not to develop a “style”. It is my aim to produce genuinely new images, recognizable as mine, as “Dämpfling”, so to speak, but not by a personal formula, neither for the themes nor the style. Individuality, being identifiable can be accomplished as well by those many small repeating traces that have an imprint on every image one does. This is true even if the history of art is no relevant source for ones own creations. Repetitions occur and they are essential for recognition, but the question is how they occur. Repetitions should never dominate or define, just add what is necessary to recognize an image as mine, once someone has seen one of my images with a comparable visual content. Otherwise the real or virtual trashcan is the final destination. The series “Topsyturvy” should be able to demonstrate what can only be seen, giving visual proof.