Twists and knots | Verknotungen

Twists and knots | Verknotungen

Almost as soon as I had clicked the „publish“-button for my previous post in which I boasted of sketching every day I hit the wall hard: total exhaustion angrily demanded her dues and I became quite sick, languishing for days and (a wee bit dramatic maybe,...
Soft fog | Sanfter Nebel

Soft fog | Sanfter Nebel

I’ll be honest with you – I love fog! Be it a fine morning mist or a thin veil over a shadowy valley, or maybe even really thick fog which envelopes everything, swallowing people and sounds alike – I love all these atmospheric weather conditions. I...
Reihe 17

Reihe 17

On the Central Cemetary in Luneburg, in row 17 towards the Southern end, there’s a cistern positioned beautifully next to an old iron fence. A good subject for a limited palette? Probably, except that my painting is very mid-tony allover. Auf dem Zentralfriedhof...
Wietzendorf in the rain | Wietzendorf im Regen

Wietzendorf in the rain | Wietzendorf im Regen

On the weekend, a couple of members of the German Watercolour Society who live in this region met-up for a little paint-out. Our splendid and super-fantastic hostess was Rita Dahlem in Wietzendorf which is an idyllic wee hamlet not far from where I live. Alas, the...
Warum Viele beim Aquarellmalen scheitern

Warum Viele beim Aquarellmalen scheitern

Ich habe neulich ein ganz tolles Youtube-Video gesehen, dessen wichtigste Inhalte ich unbedingt mit euch teilen muss. Der indische Aquarellmaler Nitin Singh spricht darin über die fünf Gründe, warum die Aquarellmalerei Leute in die Verzweiflung treiben kann und Viele...