Lübbelau, Scharnebeck
The Lübbelau is a small park in the village of Scharnebeck. Until yesterday, I was teaching an urban sketching class in Scharnebeck, and as I don’t know this place all that well I always felt uncertain about where to take
A barn and a chapel | Eine Scheune und eine Kapelle
These are the other two sketches I did in Tirol. I am so happy that I spent a social weekend and yet was able to sketch a bit! The barn was not far from the house and I was was
In the Alps | In den Alpen
This is the holiday period, my friends, and thankfully this year I am having my share of it! This past weekend I was away in the Austrian Alps and it was absolutely wonderful! It is always so special to be
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
Wild flower bouquet | Wildblumenstrauß
I am so glad that I have been able to give into spur-of-the-moment painting ideas lately! This was one of them. These wild flowers (or weeds, as some might say) seemed so appealing all of a sudden on Saturday morning
Funny chickens | Lustige Hühner
On a recent outing in the countryside, I spotted a large flock of chickens. Because I am curious about chickens, I sat with them for half an hour and sketched them. I realised that chickens are funny; they run here
China restaurant impressions
This is the last post about my short trip to the North Sea coast, I promise! I simply had to share it because I had such a fun time looking at (and talking to) these wee fish! Das ist jetzt
Shark head | Haikopf
More visual impressions of our short holiday last week. The sketches were done in the lounge. As the weather was so bad that day, people curled up in the massive leather armchairs with books. It was very cosy 🙂 Hier
Meisterweg, Lüneburg
I love, love, love painting places I pass every day, and this railways crossing is one of them. The red-and-white cross and barrier are simply stunning; I’m surprised it’s never occurred to me before to paint them! But here they
Happy birthday, Julia!
A bit over a week ago a friend gave me a lovely amaryllis, and although there are usually many things I would think of sketching before turning my attention to flowers (they’re complicated subjects), this one was simply irresitible! It
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