von Antje | 7. Aug.. 2016 | Allgemein, Skizzen/Sketches
My dad and I spent the day together yesterday renting a rail trolley with bicycles. I’m not sure this is a familiar concept, so I’m providing a photo of the kind of vehicle we used. We had a really good time as the railtracks led through untainted forest...
von Antje | 2. Aug.. 2016 | Allgemein, Skizzen/Sketches
Tall and narrow, that’s what my Moleskine watercolour sketchbook is when I use it upright. I decided to try and do this last night. This was also the first time I used my bicycle for a sketching expedition (I can report that the entire set-up is ok – I...
von Antje | 31. Juli. 2016 | Allgemein, Technik, Verkauft/Sold
I have just finished a commissioned painting and want to take this as an opportunity to talk about this particular painting process. It’s not the way I always work, mind you. For practical reasons, most of us, me included, often paint from photos. But ideally,...
von Antje | 31. Juli. 2016 | Allgemein, Skizzen/Sketches
We had lovely radishes this year, and for quite a while now I’ve been wanting to dedicate myself to painting a bunch of them. Here is my first small preparatory painting. It was tremendous fun to paint, I have to say! I just love the little roots, especially in...
von Antje | 26. Juli. 2016 | Allgemein, Uncategorized
Last week I went to meet an old friend at a wine bar, and because I also wanted to paint a bit that day I showed up an hour early. There was a lovely café, or so it seemed, opposite the intersection on the other side of the street. The awning was brightly lit whereas...
