February 2019
February is coming to an end and I haven’t posted many paintings. Like I said recently, I needed to unwind a bit after my crash in January and I did. The good news is though that I have a good
Twists and knots | Verknotungen
Almost as soon as I had clicked the „publish“-button for my previous post in which I boasted of sketching every day I hit the wall hard: total exhaustion angrily demanded her dues and I became quite sick, languishing for days
Everyday sketching | Jeden Tag eine Skizze
My plan for this year is to sketch more from observation. Ideally, I would sketch something at home or outdoors every day; realistically though, judging by the first three weeks of the year, I can manage about 5 or 6
New beginnings | Neuanfänge
I ended last year on a high note: just a few days before the year was out I managed to get out to paint and it was oh so wonderful! I just love these very atmospheric overcast days we’re having
Lüneburg!
This month I was lucky enough to go for a sketch outing not once but twice! And not alone but with a really lovely painting acquaintance! We happened to be able to get away from the respective families because both
Hamburg
At the beginning of this month I went to Hamburg for a day to sketch and collect reference material for the paintings I am working on right now. I strolled through the docklands and sketched a bunch of boat –
Sleeping cutie | Süße Schnarchnase
I recently posted a drawing of my wee one sleeping (here). Well, there are more where this one came from! It is such a joy jut sitting and drawing him whilst he is sleeping – better than just sitting there
Apples in August | Äpfel im August
I am lagging behind with posts… good things have happened really recently, but I have to start where I left off (in August apparently) and work my way into the present from there. So here goes: In August, my art
A little miracle | Ein kleines Wunder
Having a baby bestows so much happiness and many little wonders on my life! I am exhausted often, of course, and I am flustered about the chaos at home even more often, I think (toys everywhere). But then I get
Recent sketches | Die letzten paar Skizzen
About a week before it got hot here in Germany I spent a few days with my parents in their new garden house. The weather was fantastic, i.e. sunny but NOT too hot, and me and the little one spent
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