von Antje | 28. März. 2017 | Privatbesitz/NFS, Technik
So, as you probably know I paint in both oils and watercolours (and gouache), and I have done a whole lot more plein air painting in watercolours than in oils. Because I want to get better at oil painting I take the heavy box easel outside a lot these days. And there...
von Antje | 23. März. 2017 | Reflektion, Skizzen/Sketches
One of the main lessons in the course I am going to teach from 24 April will be to accept and embrace imperfection in sketching. A perfect sketch is not always a good one, and a wobbly or crooked sketch is not automatically off. It can always capture a moment, and...
von Antje | 21. März. 2017 | Skizzen/Sketches, Technik
In ca. 5 Wochen fängt mein Urban Sketching-Kurs an der VHS Lüneburg an! Ich freue mich wie verrückt drauf, ein kleinen lockeren Übungen die Grundlagen des Freihandzeichnens zu vermitteln. Immerhin wird es von Woche zu Woche wärmer, d.h. wir können dann im Park sitzen...
von Antje | 20. März. 2017 | Skizzen/Sketches
A while ago I saw a lovely spring-time painting featuring a field of crocuses. Ever since I have been searching for one such field for myself so that I could paint it. Alas, I haven’t found one yet. There doesn’t seem to be a sizeable population of...
von Antje | 18. März. 2017 | Skizzen/Sketches
Last week I was away on business in the Hanover hinterland, arriving well early for my appointment so that I could sketch a bit. Alas, it was bucketing it down so badly that I was almost drenched in no time and with no place to turn to. Luckily, I spotted a bus stop...
