von Antje | 1. Sep.. 2017 | Privatbesitz/NFS
Today was an unexpectedly fine day, and a painting buddy and I went out in the afternoon to make the most of it. We positioned ourselves right on the bank of our local river near two interesting looking trees. I put one of them in my painting, both would have been too...
von Antje | 30. Aug.. 2017 | Privatbesitz/NFS
Friends, I have painted trees today which I actually really like! They look so, well, the way I wanted them to look but didn’t dare to hope, if that makes any sense. I am talking about the trees in the background here. For me they are the total stars in this...
von Antje | 29. Aug.. 2017 | Skizzen/Sketches
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, I also managed to sketch the view across...
von Antje | 28. Aug.. 2017 | Skizzen/Sketches
The weekend was so sunny and wonderfully warm that, despite being into the human figure right now, I simply had to go out and paint from direct observation. I kid you not, this is actually really the mindset I went out with. ‚You have to do this, Antje, you will...
von Antje | 25. Aug.. 2017 | Privatbesitz/NFS
When I took up painting in 2005, I was into landscape in a big way. I had studied American landscape painting as part of my BA and I had immersed myself in self-directed study of the Flemish masters. Landscape painting for me was and to an extent still is the queen of...
