Thank you!

Thank you!

… to all my English language subscribers! Ever since I started posting sketches and paintings to this blog I have done so in two languages: English and German. Being married to an American and absorbing my knowledge of watercolour painting mainly from English...
Sketchwalk in Lüneburg

Sketchwalk in Lüneburg

The other day, I enthusiastically wrote about sketchwalking as a new method to discover subjects to paint. In my day to day life, I usually only have limited amounts of time to paint, and often not even enough for a spot of urban sketching. But even 50 minutes will be...
Christmas Special

Christmas Special

I recently taught a workshop which I called ‚Christmas Special‘. First we painted a still life with candle and then a snowy landscape. I composed the still life myself using my still life box. I’m not sure where exactly I got the instructions for it...
At the Avon River | Am Avon

At the Avon River | Am Avon

Towards the end of my two years in Christchurch, New Zealand, I actually lived in the city proper, in Avonside. My flat was in a rather large wooden mansion which had been split up into several flats. The landing outside my first floor flat was huge, making me think...