Improvements | Verbesserungen

Improvements | Verbesserungen

I sometimes touch up older oil paintings of mine. This one of a little forest stream near where I live required some rectification because the reflections of the tree trunks in the water were offset substantially. Looked really off to me. I improved that,...
A long time ago | Vor langer Zeit

A long time ago | Vor langer Zeit

Many years ago, during the time when I lived in New Zealand, my dad and I travelled the country together. We went many beautiful places, and we also stayed in a little farmhouse near the shores of Lake Pukaki for a night. This is right in Mackenzie Country which is a...
Tespe clouds | Wolken in Tespe

Tespe clouds | Wolken in Tespe

Another jab at clouds, this time with a few more clouds and in watercolour. This is the little harbour of Tespe on the River Elbe not far from me. Ein weiteres Wolkenbild, diesmal mit mehr Gewölk (yay!) und als Aquarell. Man sieht hier den kleinen Yachthafen von Tespe...
Cloud experiment | Wolkenexperiment

Cloud experiment | Wolkenexperiment

It has recently come to my attention that there are several ways to paint clouds and skies and that some of them help rendering that part of a landscape painting more interesting.* Intrigued by this and homebound due to wet weather I searched in my reference material...
Along the way | Am Weg

Along the way | Am Weg

This railroad is no longer used regularly, but a few times a year a historic train comes by. That’s why it was quite safe for me to stand on the tracks whilst painting. I enjoyed this scene so much! An older lady from the adjacent neighbourhood came by with her...