von Antje | 11. Aug. 2017 | Privatbesitz/NFS
There is a lovely modern jazz song by the title of ‚Hang on, little tomato‘ – my husband wants to play this with his band sometime soon. Even before he has a chance to do that though, I am borrowing the title for this wee painting of tomatoes from...
von Antje | 4. Aug. 2017 | Privatbesitz/NFS
Drawing really is the foundation of realistic painting. The longer I’m in this, the more I realise how true this actually is. And portrait drawing is probably the queen of all drawing. This is why I was inspired (by an article in The Artist magazine) to do a...
von Antje | 24. Jun. 2017 | Privatbesitz/NFS
As strange as this may sound, there is a garden in our church at the moment. It is right around the altar and it is very beautiful. Almost paradisical! I sketched it from behind so that the main space of the church would be included in the sketch. The wooden sculpture...
von Antje | 22. Jun. 2017 | Privatbesitz/NFS
This wee guy is down in the crypt at my church. I discovered him more or less by accident just recently and I was totally amazed: an angel with blue wings, and I didn’t even know about his existence! (It’s a he for me, obviously.) And now that I have...
von Antje | 20. Jun. 2017 | Privatbesitz/NFS
Fresh off the easel! A little oil painting for a change. I consider this a practice piece whose main purpose is to re-acquaint myself with the medium. This is because oil is a difficult medium for me these days. I made it a wee bit easier on myself by choosing a) to...
von Antje | 14. Jun. 2017 | Privatbesitz/NFS, Skizzen/Sketches
One of the perks of organising cultural events is that you get (or have) to attend (all of) them for free and that, in contradistinction to other guests, you can pretty much roam freely in the house. I made full use of this right at a meditation event at church last...
