von Antje | 22. Nov.. 2016 | Allgemein, Zu verkaufen/Available
I participated in a design workshop last evening where I learned, among other things, how I can add interest to my paintings. Looking at this morning’s plein air effort of bleak pastures, I feel that I took the suggestion to make one strong colour pop locally so...
von Antje | 18. Nov.. 2016 | Allgemein, Skizzen/Sketches
On my way to work two days ago: we had just left a train station in the middle of nowhere when the train came to a sudden screeching halt. Nobody knew what was going on. The guy with the coffee cart came by, we got coffees, everybody waited patiently, sipping their...
von Antje | 15. Nov.. 2016 | Allgemein, Skizzen/Sketches
Whenever I have to wait somewhere for something, I try to have my sketching gear at the ready. This complicated sketch – there is so much happening in an ordinary street! – came into being whilst I was waiting for David to have his hair cut. I was in the...
von Antje | 14. Nov.. 2016 | Allgemein, Zu verkaufen/Available
We went to a lovely little gallery yesterday. It was quite a ways over country roads to get to it and so I saw an opportunity for painting a snowy scene in the car. This scene wouldn’t have been my first choice; in fact, we were running out of daylight fast and...
von Antje | 10. Nov.. 2016 | Allgemein, Zu verkaufen/Available
I love snow! All the subtle hues of blue and gray – I can never get enough of it. So right now is a happy time for me, because winter is here already in Northern Germany. A new set of challenges for the sketcher! Ink line work must be done with care or it will...