von Antje | 24. Juni. 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. Juni. 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 | 19. Juni. 2017 | Skizzen/Sketches
Despite being alone at home (as my sweetheart tours the world for work and fame – not really) I had such a lovely and colourful weekend! And I have friends to thank for that for the most part. Saturday was a wonderful day which I spent in the company of our...
von Antje | 17. Juni. 2017 | Skizzen/Sketches
When I paint outdoors, that is en plein air, then it’s mostly an elaborate version of urban sketching. Not so this week: I actually took an easel with me, real brushes and very good paper! I started off with a thumbnail sketch of my chosen scene, even tried a...
von Antje | 13. Juni. 2017 | Skizzen/Sketches, Technik
Getting ready to work on a commissioned painting for me means lots of pencil sketches to figure our the composition and the values and some little colour studies to clarify that part to myself, too. I mostly have reference photos, but I try not to rely on these too...
