Blue is great…

Blue is great…

…but too much blue in the shadows can also look a bit off. See for yourself here. That’s why I touched up this little guy: I thinly layered Naples Yellow on most of the shadow spots so that they would be more connected with the rest of the scene which also...
About gouache

About gouache

For those of you who sometimes wonder what this medium is that I mention so often, there is a fabulous video on gouache by Roz Stendahl which you might find informative. You can watch it on the Sketchbook Skool blog masterminded by Danny Gregory.
Golden trees + Goldene Bäume

Golden trees + Goldene Bäume

On and off I work on older paintings which needed a little something to be finished, and when I know what it is (which can take many months) I try to give it to the painting. I loved this autumnal scene but then I got stuck on it. Recently I realised that it needed...
Improvement

Improvement

I touched up this little guy (you may recognise it) because it needed a bit more work in the foreground. Thank you for the tip, Anja! Well, and since I was on it I also restated the background a bit so that there is more distance in the scene. Through painting this...
Frosty sunrise | Kalter Sonnenaufgang

Frosty sunrise | Kalter Sonnenaufgang

Some time in early December I realised that this winter is my chance to get a lot of sleep and to still get up before sunrise, what with the sun rising so very late. I tried to hunt down pink and otherwise wonderful sunrises but was, in fact, not very successful with...