Behind St. Nicolai | Bei der St. Nicolaikirche
I’m sure I mentioned before that I am sometimes pretty uninspired when I set out in order to sketch. I am, and I was when I set out in the afternoon two days ago. But it’s getting better: I know
In Wittenberg
We went and visited the birthplace of the Reformation, Wittenberg, last week. As per usual when out and about with family, I didn’t expect to get much sketching, let alone painting done, and so I was super glad when the
Last call | Letzte Runde
Last night was the last session in a class I ran at the local college for further education. We met up in a brew pub here in Luneburg in order to try our hand at some indoor pub sketching. My
At home in the castle | Zu Hause im Schloss Plaue
I have visited this here castle so many times to walk in its grounds and I have also stayed there as a guest so often that any image of it immediately exudes a feeling of home for me. It helps,
Roofs, roofs, roofs | Dächer über Dächer…
At the monastery again on the weekend: This time I felt confronted by a plethora of roofs. Honestly, whichever way I was turning, there they were! I did a more considered watercolour painting which I need to ponder for a
Ink sketches with watercolour | Tuscheskizzen mit Aquarellfarben
The other day, I let myself by inspired by a German sketcher who fills his waterbrushes with ink and then makes wonderfully monochromatic drawings. Totally the copy-cat that I am, I filled one of mine with W&N non-waterproof ink and
Around town | In der Umgebung
I don’t do a lot of watercolour sketching these days; it’s either sketching in ink or watercolour painting with the easel. It took a while for me to notice how I had more or less stopped doing what I used
Last warm day | Der letzte warme Tag
Last week, my painting buddy Sigrid and I went out to catch what we thought was the last warm day. We drove to the river Elbe to a spot that neither of us had ever been to and we discovered,
The trio | Das Trio
This is the last one of my musicians. This team of musicians doesn’t always play together, so technically, I shouldn’t refer to them as a trio. But they were a trio when I sketched them the other night (click here
More musicians | Noch mehr Musiker
I usually don’t post on Sundays, but because my website has been down a bit lately due to a server error – apologies for any inconvenience here – I am two days late with these drawings. And I can’t wait