From time to time I get emails from people around the world; most often from folks who are planning a trip to Colorado or who’ve watched my movies. A few weeks ago I got an interesting email from Jan de Mik in the Netherlands about a photo that I took in Denkendorf, Germany.
I’m a child of the Cold War; and my dad was a soldier stationed in Germany where he met my mom. Today, I still make it back there to visit friends and family (and to photograph Fire Salamanders).
Turns out Jan’s father, Jan Cornelis de Mik (1921 – 1990) was a Dutch forced laborer in the nearby city of Esslingen during WWII. During that time Jan Cornelis made visits to Denkendorf to meet up with a Christian group to attend bible hour. Jan Cornelis was an art painter. Below is a photo that I took of Denkendorf in recent years, beside a painting that Jan Cornelis made from memory before he died. Please enlarge it to see the detail that his father painted from memory. Amazing!
Denkendorf Eichersteig, Jan Cornelis De Mik
Hi Kim,
First, thank you! I have a private gallery in my home that you and your husband are welcome to look at, just shoot me an email. I can have prints adhered to a variety of flat surfaces.
Take care and thanks for the message, Bryan
My husband and I love your photos. Do you have a studio that we could see in person? (We live in Loveland). We would need a print that is basically flat (do you print on slate perhaps?). Thanks Bryan!
Kim