von Antje | 10. Aug.. 2016 | Allgemein, Skizzen/Sketches, Technik
Two days ago, after a long day of desk work, I hopped on my bike and went sketching. The best thing was that I had no idea of where I would go this time. All I knew was that I would only use three colours, two of which had to be Transparent Yellow and Delft Blue....
von Antje | 8. Aug.. 2016 | Allgemein, Skizzen/Sketches
My mother-in-law loves nasturtiums, as I found out when I painted last year’s nasturtiums. So now, when I inspect their brave climbing efforts, I always think of her. So these pretties give me joy twice: once for myself and on my mother-in-law’s behalf....
von Antje | 7. Aug.. 2016 | Allgemein, Skizzen/Sketches
My dad and I spent the day together yesterday renting a rail trolley with bicycles. I’m not sure this is a familiar concept, so I’m providing a photo of the kind of vehicle we used. We had a really good time as the railtracks led through untainted forest...
von Antje | 2. Aug.. 2016 | Allgemein, Skizzen/Sketches
Tall and narrow, that’s what my Moleskine watercolour sketchbook is when I use it upright. I decided to try and do this last night. This was also the first time I used my bicycle for a sketching expedition (I can report that the entire set-up is ok – I...
von Antje | 31. Juli. 2016 | Allgemein, Technik, Verkauft/Sold
I have just finished a commissioned painting and want to take this as an opportunity to talk about this particular painting process. It’s not the way I always work, mind you. For practical reasons, most of us, me included, often paint from photos. But ideally,...
von Antje | 31. Juli. 2016 | Allgemein, Skizzen/Sketches
We had lovely radishes this year, and for quite a while now I’ve been wanting to dedicate myself to painting a bunch of them. Here is my first small preparatory painting. It was tremendous fun to paint, I have to say! I just love the little roots, especially in...
