The North Sea | Die Nordsee
Up North the sea comes in a very special kind of disguise: every twelve hours or so it goes places. Sandbanks and lots of mud are left behind. Now this is not as awful as it might sound. Sea birds
Cat & kittens | Katze & Kätzchen
My cat sitting last week was lots and lots of fun! Three little ones and one mother cat were my charge. I’m not really a cat person but the wee guys were ever so cute! They were five weeks old
First fruits | Erste Früchte
So, my painting trip has turned out very different from what I had anticipated. This is mainly due to the weather. It rained for most of Day 1, was dry and cold on Day 2 and then it rained again
Thunder cows | Gewitterkühe
Another week, another … cloud painting! I loved this thunderstormy sky and took many photos of it when I saw it last summer. I also loved the herd of peaceful cattle which were grazing nearby. So recently, what with my
Bah sheep | Schafe, mäh
I had the most amazing time sketching a bunch of sheep yesterday! It all started out less than positive though. I had just parked the car to paint near a pretty stretch of river scenery when a sturdy female farmer
Chamber of Trade and bird poo | Handwerkskammer mit Vogeldreck
Today I was searching for a suitable location to take my Urban Sketching course next time we meet up. Recently, I had „discovered“ this building which houses the Chamber of Trade; the building is centrally located near the college, but
Funny chickens | Lustige Hühner
On a recent outing in the countryside, I spotted a large flock of chickens. Because I am curious about chickens, I sat with them for half an hour and sketched them. I realised that chickens are funny; they run here
Wolfman
Likenesses are tricky! But that’s ok; no need to despair. For a while there, everyone I sketched looked a bit like Robert Downey Jr. I have also sketched my Dad looking like Lenin one time. I have to take my
China restaurant impressions
This is the last post about my short trip to the North Sea coast, I promise! I simply had to share it because I had such a fun time looking at (and talking to) these wee fish! Das ist jetzt
At the beach, with dogs | Am Strand, mit Hunden
We were away last week, my friends, taking a much-needed short break up at the North Sea Coast. The weather was partially atrocious, at which time we sat inside with books, and it was partially wonderful, which was when we
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