von Antje | 24. Okt. 2017 | Farbe/ Colours, Privatbesitz/NFS
The fourth and for now last combination of colours I want to paint with for one week is this one: Burnt Umber (W&N), Magenta and Ultramarine Blue (both Schmincke). As you can see, there is no yellow in this palette, which means that I cannot mix green greens. Fair...
von Antje | 4. Okt. 2017 | Privatbesitz/NFS
Our little regional group of watercolour painters came together again yesterday, this time in order to paint dwarf beech trees (fagus sylvatica tortuosa). They are quite rare in Germany but there happens to be a small population of these (small) trees near Hanover...
von Antje | 2. Okt. 2017 | Privatbesitz/NFS
On one of the last few days of September, my painting companion Sigrid and I went out to paint some trees. We both of us like trees very much, but we also wanted to prepare a bit for painting dwarf beech trees this week on a paint-out with other watercolourists. To...
von Antje | 12. Sep. 2017 | Privatbesitz/NFS
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, if that’s not too big a word, this particular river spot for us. I felt...
von Antje | 11. Sep. 2017 | Privatbesitz/NFS
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 for the other sketches). Still, the fit...
von Antje | 4. Sep. 2017 | Privatbesitz/NFS
These little apples here come from a tree at the end of our cul-de-sac. It’s a tree on public ground and it’s one of those varieties which are a yellowish green when ripe, which will be in August. My sweetheart and I seem to be the only ones who possess an...
