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
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
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
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
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
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
…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
Two days ago incessant heavy rain prevented any painting outing whatsoever. I had reserved time in the day especially for that and was therefore quite disappointed. However, one of the blogs I read happened to feature a post on flower
Yesterday evening I hopped on my bike and cycled along the river to the next little village. My plan was to explore potential painting locations there for my next class in August. I really want to paint boats and their
These are the other two sketches I did in Tirol. I am so happy that I spent a social weekend and yet was able to sketch a bit! The barn was not far from the house and I was was
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