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 | 3. Okt.. 2017 | Technik
This week, I am experimenting with Anders Zorn’s reduced palette. As an oil painter this would have me using four tubes of paint: titanium white, ivory black, alizarin crimson or cadmium red and yellow ochre. As a watercolourist, I am down to just three: ivory...
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 | 28. Sep.. 2017 | Skizzen/Sketches
I’m sure I mentioned before that I am sometimes pretty uninspired when I set out in order to sketch. I am, and I was when I set out in the afternoon two days ago. But it’s getting better: I know by now that I must not be choosy about my subject or else...
von Antje | 27. Sep.. 2017 | Skizzen/Sketches
We went and visited the birthplace of the Reformation, Wittenberg, last week. As per usual when out and about with family, I didn’t expect to get much sketching, let alone painting done, and so I was super glad when the opportunity arose for me to sketch a bit...
