von Antje | 14. Aug.. 2017 | Privatbesitz/NFS
My series of self portraits continues. This one I did with hard drawing chalk (by Conté) on tinted paper. Sadly, putting fixative on it has plunged all the values down a notch or two. I need to remember this for the next time I think ‚I better spray another coat...
von Antje | 8. Aug.. 2017 | Zu verkaufen/Available
Like I said yesterday, Saturday’s paint-out was a bit flawed insofar as the weather forced us indoors, at least temporarily. And there, indoors, lovely flowers in large vases were waiting to get painted! I went for the gladiolas, and I went for the pink...
von Antje | 7. Aug.. 2017 | Allgemein
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 from where I live. Alas, the...
von Antje | 4. Aug.. 2017 | Privatbesitz/NFS
Drawing really is the foundation of realistic painting. The longer I’m in this, the more I realise how true this actually is. And portrait drawing is probably the queen of all drawing. This is why I was inspired (by an article in The Artist magazine) to do a...
von Antje | 1. Aug.. 2017 | Skizzen/Sketches
This is a tiny little contre-jour sketch, just about 4 x 5.5 inches, in my sketchbook. It depicts the watertower in downtown Luneburg. To me personally, it also depicts a modicum of the despair which I felt after walking the city for what seemed like ages without,...
