New method | neue Methode: The Sketchwalk

New method | neue Methode: The Sketchwalk

Recently, I made a wonderful discovery which has changed revolutionised the way I go about finding subjects to paint, and today I want to tell you all about it. I went on, or rather I happened upon, a sketchwalk as I (inspired by Teoh Yi Chie aka Parka) call it. I was...
February 2019

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 new rhythm and that I am excited about the recent little plein-air...
Twists and knots | Verknotungen

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 and (a wee bit dramatic maybe,...
Everyday sketching | Jeden Tag eine Skizze

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 days out of 7. And I am very happy about that! Here...
New beginnings | Neuanfänge

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 here in the north of Germany at this time of year. Everything is...