The river | Der Fluss

The River Elbe is not my „home“ river in the way that a Maori would mean it. When introducing herself, a Maori woman would mention the river and the mountain which have supported her iwi through the ages. But the
Antje Gilland Malerei
The River Elbe is not my „home“ river in the way that a Maori would mean it. When introducing herself, a Maori woman would mention the river and the mountain which have supported her iwi through the ages. But the
On a recent outing in the countryside, I spotted a large flock of chickens. Because I am curious about chickens, I sat with them for half an hour and sketched them. I realised that chickens are funny; they run here
I am going through a difficult phase at the moment with my oil painting outdoors. Yesterday morning, knowing that I was in for trouble again, I told myself that I will enjoy my pleinair painting experience no matter what. And
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith. – This verse is written on a plaque next to this altar in St. Nicolai, Luneburg. This is part of my St. Nicolai-collection. Ich
This barn ranks second on my list of paintings from the weekend. Sitting there in the sun on my little stool and painting it was a very enjoyable experience. The bumblebees were humming and the birds were singing all around
This past weekend my lovey and I went to help my parents with their new weekend home – well, he helped whilst I milled about with my watercolour kit 🙂 I spent the entire day drawing, painting and giving thanks
The first time I sketched this street I was standing at the other end looking right along the street at the ‚ordinary‘ eye level. I love that kind of view, and I also didn’t mind that my gaze (and the
Likenesses are tricky! But that’s ok; no need to despair. For a while there, everyone I sketched looked a bit like Robert Downey Jr. I have also sketched my Dad looking like Lenin one time. I have to take my