Workshop am 12. August
Wer hat Lust, am 12. August draußen mit mir in Lüneburg zu malen? In diesem eintägigen Workshop geht es tatsächlich weniger ums korrekte Sehen und Zeichnen und viel mehr um die Farbe und das Malen. Ich bin selber über die
Vicarage St. Michaelis | Pastorat St. Michaelis, Lüneburg
The other day, as I was searching for a suitable location for my Monday evening Urban Sketching class, I came across a whole slew of buildings which I had somehow never seen before. The part of town where they are
Neutral tones development | Entwicklung hin zu neutralen Tönen
The way I came to watercolour painting, I learned that a smaller palette is more, that highly and purely pigmented paints are best and that you can mix all the colours you need yourself. I learned about neutral tones which
In the monastery | Im Kloster
There are several interesting pieces of ecclesiastical architecture nearby, but none so complex and appealing as Kloster Lüne. Kloster means monastery, and although this particular one is open to the public and features a lovely café and a few craft
Light in Luneburg III | Licht in Lüneburg III
Righty-ho, this is the third attempt at getting the lights and darks right in this scene and an overall impression that I am happy with. I like this one best of all of them. I have tightened the composition a
Spontaneous commission | Spontane Auftragsarbeit
I received a commission for a tricky piece of work this week, which has set me back for a day or two. So I’m not going to post the third painting in the series which I shared with you yesterday
Light in Luneburg | Licht in Lüneburg
As I said in yesterday’s post, I’m still riding on the wave of recent inspiration. Yesterday afternoon, the currents carried me to a little street which I seem to paint all the time – Baumstraße in Luneburg. ‚Tis because one
Lübeck!
Last weekend, I participated in a workshop in Lübeck with the fantastic painter Barbara Hirsekorn. I didn’t only get inspiration for all kinds of new approaches to painting, I also learned a lot of technical stuff. My head was brimful
Lamb of God | Lamm Gottes
Our pastor made a very valid point in yesterday’s sermon. That Christ appeared to Constantine in 312 AD and told him, right before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, that he shall conquer in the sign of the cross („in
When in Hanover… | Wenn man schon mal in Hannover ist…
…then one must sketch the Ernst August Monument. Or at least that’s how it seems to go with me because that’s what I did last time I sketched in Hanover. Maybe it has something to do with this guy being
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