von Antje | 6. Dez.. 2016 | Allgemein, Technik
This is a little moonscape that I am working on. I have taken photos from in between so you can see how the painting came together (or not). The stage it is at right now was to be the final stage, but I now think that it really is lacking umph. And my moon...
von Antje | 4. Dez.. 2016 | Allgemein, Skizzen/Sketches
The other day I set myself the task of completing a sketch within five minutes. The reason for this is that the wonderful Liz Steel recommends this timeframe for sketching out in the street. Well, I have got to say: five minutes is not a lot. Everything looks kinda...
von Antje | 3. Dez.. 2016 | Allgemein, Technik
Today was spent in my little at-home studio trying to get a painting ready to submit for a show. The frosty morning painting I had thought I would work on seemed frightening all of a sudden, so I tried something else: a frosty sunset (it’s winter time after...
von Antje | 30. Nov.. 2016 | Allgemein, Skizzen/Sketches
It is pretty wintery here in the North of Germany right now which means that the hoar frost is back, yay! The fields are covered with little layers of ice in the mornings and shine in various shades of grey and pink – bless! It’s too cold to paint outside,...
von Antje | 29. Nov.. 2016 | Allgemein, Skizzen/Sketches
These pollard willows were unusually tiny. I hope you agree: they are very wee. But the branches were very orange and just beautiful! So I couldn’t resist even though it’s always a risk to sketch something that looks unusual – it tends to look like...
von Antje | 28. Nov.. 2016 | Allgemein, Skizzen/Sketches
I remember this bridge being the only bridge leading into Plaue which is beautifully situated on the river Havel near my hometown. The bridge carried pedestrians, cyclists, cars and trams. Whichever way you crossed it, excitement was in store because the bridge was...
