On the top | Oben

On the top | Oben

This one I also painted on the day I was searching for a view with some distant hills. There aren’t very many in my area, so a far-away treeline had to do. I was standing on a tiny little hill when I painted this though! And that was not a good thing, for it was...
By the river Elbe | An der Elbe

By the river Elbe | An der Elbe

The weather report lied told me that Monday morning was going to be very sunny, so I set out to do some early morning plein-air painting by the river Elbe near Geesthacht. And the sun really was out – for about an hour! Arrggh. By the time it disappeared I was...
Forest near Isernhagen | Wald bei Isernhagen

Forest near Isernhagen | Wald bei Isernhagen

Travelling to Hanover yesterday, I tried not to sketch people on the train. I can’t do the same thing all the time. So I focused on train stations and scenery instead. Luckily there was a mishap along the way and my train had to wait for the track to be cleared....
Burmeisterstraße

Burmeisterstraße

The other day in town…I had about half an hour to kill and this wee street seemed very pretty! I added the ink later on because I couldn’t get the right kind of punch into the sketch on location. Emphasising the lines helps with that sometimes. Neulich in...