Golden trees + Goldene Bäume

Golden trees + Goldene Bäume

On and off I work on older paintings which needed a little something to be finished, and when I know what it is (which can take many months) I try to give it to the painting. I loved this autumnal scene but then I got stuck on it. Recently I realised that it needed...
Improvement

Improvement

I touched up this little guy (you may recognise it) because it needed a bit more work in the foreground. Thank you for the tip, Anja! Well, and since I was on it I also restated the background a bit so that there is more distance in the scene. Through painting this...
Frosty sunrise | Kalter Sonnenaufgang

Frosty sunrise | Kalter Sonnenaufgang

Some time in early December I realised that this winter is my chance to get a lot of sleep and to still get up before sunrise, what with the sun rising so very late. I tried to hunt down pink and otherwise wonderful sunrises but was, in fact, not very successful with...
The purpose of lines

The purpose of lines

As you will have noticed, I am deeply ensconced in an exploration of gouache on kraft paper which involves finding out how tidy my drawing can be, which sorts of things make for good quick-painting subjects and how to combine colour and line. In this post, I want to...
On kraft paper

On kraft paper

Lately, I have truly enjoyed painting small scenes in gouache on kraft paper. ‚Tis the only kind of painting I have time for right now which is a little sad. Fortunately though I am completely enamoured by the painting experience of gouache on kraft paper....