von Antje | 1. Sep. 2017 | Privatbesitz/NFS
Today was an unexpectedly fine day, and a painting buddy and I went out in the afternoon to make the most of it. We positioned ourselves right on the bank of our local river near two interesting looking trees. I put one of them in my painting, both would have been too...
von Antje | 30. Aug. 2017 | Privatbesitz/NFS
Friends, I have painted trees today which I actually really like! They look so, well, the way I wanted them to look but didn’t dare to hope, if that makes any sense. I am talking about the trees in the background here. For me they are the total stars in this...
von Antje | 25. Aug. 2017 | Privatbesitz/NFS
When I took up painting in 2005, I was into landscape in a big way. I had studied American landscape painting as part of my BA and I had immersed myself in self-directed study of the Flemish masters. Landscape painting for me was and to an extent still is the queen of...
von Antje | 23. Aug. 2017 | Privatbesitz/NFS
This is the main tower of St. Michaelis in Luneburg. What a church! I do like it a lot and the old town around it, which I gesture at in the foreground here, too. I just wish that my first ever painting of St. Michaelis wasn’t quite so rock-solid and...
von Antje | 22. Aug. 2017 | Privatbesitz/NFS
I’ve been away over the weekend, and even though I came came home with further painting work to add to my (already long) list of work, I felt that tonight I just needed to paint something for my heart’s delight. I chose this couple because I just adored...
von Antje | 14. Aug. 2017 | Privatbesitz/NFS
My series of self portraits continues. This one I did with hard drawing chalk (by Conté) on tinted paper. Sadly, putting fixative on it has plunged all the values down a notch or two. I need to remember this for the next time I think ‚I better spray another coat...
