Domäne Scharnebeck

Domäne Scharnebeck

An easy sketch out in the sun – after all this horribly cold weather we have had this one was pure bliss! This building is situated on the grounds of an old monastery. It now houses a regional branch of the college in which I teach urban sketching. Eine einfache...
Happy house | Das glückbringende Haus

Happy house | Das glückbringende Haus

Yesterday I dropped off a painting which had been commissioned almost exactly a year ago. I know, shameful, isn’t it? Of course I have all kinds of reasons for why it took so long to get it done… but in the end none of them matter. I did finish the...
Day 3 | 3. Tag

Day 3 | 3. Tag

It rained all day and I painted what I could from the shelter of my little car. Needless to say, my spirits weren’t exactly soaring. I explored many potential painting venues near my parents‘ home and eventually called it quits about two hours earlier than...
First fruits | Erste Früchte

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 all of Day 3. Bummer. On Day 1, knowing that the weather was unreliable,...
In the mountains | In den Bergen

In the mountains | In den Bergen

I have not been in the Alps much. The one time I feel I can say that I got to know these mountains a bit was many years ago in the Italian Swiss Alps. And this is where one of my dearest friends also used to go every year as a child. I recently painted one of her...