danielkiessler

Hello everybody, as I am beginning to write this post I have no idea if it's going to be a longer text or just a short summary of what has been going on during the last 5 months since my last post here

Hello everybody, time flies... it really does. Not only because it's already November but also because I recently rediscovered some old photos that I took of my wife many years ago.  These have always

Hello everybody, today, I'd like to share some oldies from my archive. We're going back in time to the year 2008 when I was working on a new book project.  I planned it to be a coffee table book with

Hello everybody, wow, the feedback to my previous "skull post" (and all the other skull posts, as well) has been awesome. It really amazes me how you people enjoy the ballpoint drawings so much. I really

Hello everybody, it's been a few days since my last post here but this week was packed with quite a lot of things; personal stuff, work- wise and getting more tattoos. We are currently setting up a whole

Hello everybody, this is the second episode of my ongoing series called DESERT TRIP where I am sharing photographs about our life in the Coachella Valley in California.  All pictures are taken by

Hello everybody, I'd like to share a new skull drawing that I just finished today.  It's done with ballpoint on paper, no pencil at all this time and no digital retouch (as always). It has been a

Hello everybody, before I write a little bit about these 3 artworks I'd like to say it one more time (and because I have been asked so many times before): These are graphite drawings of mine which are

Hello everybody, today, I want to share a three- part series that shows my different approaches to one pose. These are three separate drawings, pencil on paper. As always no photoshop, no retouch. I created

Hello everybody, this post is a little follow up to my previous one. I found some more drawings of mine that show pretty well how I developed my own interpretation of Pin-Up Art over the years. After my

Hello everybody, here are two drawings of mine that I found interesting to share next to each other in one post (and YES these are pencil drawings on paper. No photoshop, no digital retouch or modification

Hello everybody, First things first: A big THANK YOU to all my followers, all the nice comments, the resteems and the crazy amount of upvotes especially in my last post! This really means a lot to me and,

Hello everybody, here's the second part of my skull selection. Since I wrote pretty much everything in my last post about the reasons for picking up skulls as one of my favorite themes when I am not working

Hello everybody, I know it's a bit early but with every store screaming "HALLOWEEN!!" at me and selling skulls and candy already I thought it might be fun to post something related to that. So

Hello everybody, after the last post with my entry picture for the comic contest hosted by my good friend Lars kommienezuspadt I felt inspired browsing further through my archive. (The contest called "Trial

Hello everybody, my good friend Lars kommienezuspadt is having a comic art contest, check it out here! The theme this week is "superheroes" and that alone was a great invitation for me to contribute some

Hello everybody, it's been a HOT weekend here in the Coachella Valley.  With temperatures always around 100+ Fahrenheit during the day and not getting any cooler than 80+ Fahrenheit at night the only

Hello everybody, ... and a big THANK YOU for the warm welcome for my first post! That's very appreciated and I already have the feeling that this community will be a lot of fun and a great place to share

Hello everybody,  my name is Daniel Kiessler and I am a professional artist currently residing in Palm Springs, California together with my beautiful wife Berrit and our 3 rescued Greyhounds (2 Galgos