Lamb of God | Lamm Gottes
Our pastor made a very valid point in yesterday’s sermon. That Christ appeared to Constantine in 312 AD and told him, right before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, that he shall conquer in the sign of the cross („in
Warum Viele beim Aquarellmalen scheitern
Ich habe neulich ein ganz tolles Youtube-Video gesehen, dessen wichtigste Inhalte ich unbedingt mit euch teilen muss. Der indische Aquarellmaler Nitin Singh spricht darin über die fünf Gründe, warum die Aquarellmalerei Leute in die Verzweiflung treiben kann und Viele schlussendlich
Saying googbye to not-so-good paintings | Abschied von nicht-so-guten Bildern
Many years ago, Carol Marine mentioned on her blog that she likes to invite friends for a little collective and ritualistic painting demolition party. This is where everyone brings along those paintings which simply are too annoying and disspiriting to
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
Vergleich: Großes Skizzenbuch vs. kleines Skizzenbuch
Wenn über Aquarellskizzenbücher geschrieben wird, dann ja oft über die Qualität des Papieres oder der Bindung oder ob sie einen harten oder weichen Einband haben. Aber wie sieht’s mit dem Format aus? Mein erstes Aquarellskizzenbuch war von Moleskine und es
Euthanasia Memorial Luneburg | Euthanasie-Gedenkstätte in Lüneburg
The caption for this sketch could also be ‚the other watertower‘, for that’s what it is: the watertower on the grounds of the psychiatric hospital here in Luneburg. The smaller buildings are part of the bathhouse complex. During the Second
The port #2 | Der Hafen, 2. Versuch
Yesterday’s sketch of the port left me a bit dissatisfied. The boats were my centre of interest, and I felt like they didn’t come out all that well. Thinking about how that might be improved I thought I might try
My regular painting problem | Ein regulär auftretendes Malproblem
So, as you probably know I paint in both oils and watercolours (and gouache), and I have done a whole lot more plein air painting in watercolours than in oils. Because I want to get better at oil painting I
Hill house | Haus am Hang
Sketching a painnting houses more often lately, I have noticed a few things which make that a rather challenging undertaking – if you want the house owner to buy your work or to be pleased about it being a gift
Second attempt | Zweiter Versuch
Reference photos are just that: photos which help you in composing a painting. This means that much of the information contained in the photo can be adapted to suit your pupose in terms of colour, composition and overall mood. Musing
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