von Antje | 29. Sep.. 2016 | Allgemein, Skizzen/Sketches
I often listen to audiobooks whilst painting, and a curious thing happens to the paintings because of that: the contents of the book is usually added to whatever it is I’m dealing with. In the case of this little inquisitive rooster, I was listening to...
von Antje | 27. Sep.. 2016 | Allgemein, Technik
I’m still grasping for straws for that upcoming exhibition on the topic „Above/Upstairs“. It’s a strange theme but I did my best to come up with my take on it. This was an idea I had when I was sitting on the train looking down (down! from...
von Antje | 18. Sep.. 2016 | Allgemein, Skizzen/Sketches
This is my favourite small coffee mug. I bought it at Whittard of Chelsea just after I had started my doctorate at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. For me and back then, Whittard of Chelsea was the epitome of everything British. Funny, eh 🙂 I just loved being...
von Antje | 12. Sep.. 2016 | Allgemein, Figurativ
This monument was built in 1939 to honour of the cavalry regiments who had defended the town during WWI. It depicts a mounted orderly, hence the different kinds of bags on the saddle. Apparently, horse statues like this one are rare. Most of the time, horses in...
von Antje | 9. Sep.. 2016 | Allgemein, Skizzen/Sketches
Fieldwork takes me all kinds of places these days, and often I add an hour of watercolour sketching to the end of my working day. Intent on doing this I strolled over a big cemetary on the outskirts of Berlin on Wednesday. This wooden church was the obvious candidate...
