In the monastery | Im Kloster

In the monastery | Im Kloster

There are several interesting pieces of ecclesiastical architecture nearby, but none so complex and appealing as Kloster Lüne. Kloster means monastery, and although this particular one is open to the public and features a lovely café and a few craft shops, it is...
Light in Luneburg III | Licht in Lüneburg III

Light in Luneburg III | Licht in Lüneburg III

Righty-ho, this is the third attempt at getting the lights and darks right in this scene and an overall impression that I am happy with. I like this one best of all of them. I have tightened the composition a bit and I have kept the lights intact on the right side. I...
Light in Luneburg | Licht in Lüneburg

Light in Luneburg | Licht in Lüneburg

As I said in yesterday’s post, I’m still riding on the wave of recent inspiration. Yesterday afternoon, the currents carried me to a little street which I seem to paint all the time – Baumstraße in Luneburg. ‚Tis because one of the doctors I...
Lübeck!

Lübeck!

Last weekend, I participated in a workshop in Lübeck with the fantastic painter Barbara Hirsekorn. I didn’t only get inspiration for all kinds of new approaches to painting, I also learned a lot of technical stuff. My head was brimful of ideas when I returned,...