Quiet river meadows | Ruhige Wiesen am Fluss

Quiet river meadows | Ruhige Wiesen am Fluss

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...
At the lake | Am See

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, I also managed to sketch the view across...
Lübbelau, Scharnebeck

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 my class. For the last session I made an...
Peaceful farmyard | Friedlicher Hof in Ebstorf

Peaceful farmyard | Friedlicher Hof in Ebstorf

Before the sun disappeared again behind thick thundery clouds I rushed out to capture myself something interesting near-by. Like this peaceful farmyard. For some strange reason I produced the pencil sketch afterwards. Should I ever feel like I want to do more on this...
In the Alps | In den Alpen

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 in the mountains; they change their appearance all the time as...