At the lake | Am See
I had totally forgotten about these sketches! We were away more than a week ago at a friend’s wedding and had the opportunity to enjoy a bit of lake scenery. That’s where I captured these folk. But not only that,
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
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
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
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
Into the forest | In den Wald hinein
Yesterday was a public holiday in Germany. I went to meet a friend in the morning and on my way back I was drawn into the forest by the fantastic play of light and shadow on everything. The road went
Early morning exercise (English only)
Today, I started my day with a little exercise in composition and tonal values. I found the exercise on Tom Hoffman’s GREAT website. Tom Hoffman often puts up value exercises, i.e. ways in which you can learn to create depth
Second day | Zweiter Tag
The first thing I will maintain to say about this day is that it was cold. Yes, it was. The cold was biting my hands as I was painting, I remember that distinctly and painfully. But it was the only
First fruits | Erste Früchte
So, my painting trip has turned out very different from what I had anticipated. This is mainly due to the weather. It rained for most of Day 1, was dry and cold on Day 2 and then it rained again
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