Endlich frei!
Ich habe mich letztes Wochenende zwei Stunden lang draußen in der Sonne an der Staffelei geaalt – es war herrlich!
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
Field with twigs | Feld mit Ästen
Yesterday was the first time in this cold season that I had to paint in the safety of my car. I was a bit pressed for time, and so I settled on a nature subject which I thought might work:
New limited palette | Neue reduzierte Palette
I was so enchanted with the limited colour choice I worked with last week that I have decided to stick with this principle of limiting myself for a while. This week I have locked my palette in with the following
More Zorn trees | Noch mehr Bäume à la Zorn
Still working with the Zorn palette, still into them trees! It is quite unusual, to be honest, to use so much black in a watercolour painting. But I like it! It serves a good purpose, as does the yellow ochre.
Fluffy trees! | Fluffige Bäume!
Friends, I have painted trees today which I actually really like! They look so, well, the way I wanted them to look but didn’t dare to hope, if that makes any sense. I am talking about the trees in the
Wietzendorf in the rain | Wietzendorf im Regen
On the weekend, a couple of members of the German Watercolour Society who live in this region met-up for a little paint-out. Our splendid and super-fantastic hostess was Rita Dahlem in Wietzendorf which is an idyllic wee hamlet not far
Up North | Oben im Norden
Up in the North of West Germany the land is really flat and the skies are very wide. I am saying ‚West Germany‘ because it’s not like that in the East; there, you have lots of rolling hills. But not
Morning on the heath | Morgen in der Heide
Fresh off the easel! A little oil painting for a change. I consider this a practice piece whose main purpose is to re-acquaint myself with the medium. This is because oil is a difficult medium for me these days. I
Plein air watercolour painting | Freilicht-Aquarellmalerei
When I paint outdoors, that is en plein air, then it’s mostly an elaborate version of urban sketching. Not so this week: I actually took an easel with me, real brushes and very good paper! I started off with a