On the river | Am Fluss

On the river | Am Fluss

The other day I went to the small town Bleckede which is right on the Elbe river. I am going to teach a workshop there in August – more about that later – and needed to see what the lay of the land was. I realise this kinda sounds as if I was wondering if...
Sketchwalk in Lüneburg

Sketchwalk in Lüneburg

The other day, I enthusiastically wrote about sketchwalking as a new method to discover subjects to paint. In my day to day life, I usually only have limited amounts of time to paint, and often not even enough for a spot of urban sketching. But even 50 minutes will be...
Twists and knots | Verknotungen

Twists and knots | Verknotungen

Almost as soon as I had clicked the „publish“-button for my previous post in which I boasted of sketching every day I hit the wall hard: total exhaustion angrily demanded her dues and I became quite sick, languishing for days and (a wee bit dramatic maybe,...
New beginnings | Neuanfänge

New beginnings | Neuanfänge

I ended last year on a high note: just a few days before the year was out I managed to get out to paint and it was oh so wonderful! I just love these very atmospheric overcast days we’re having here in the north of Germany at this time of year. Everything is...
Autumn leaves | Herbstliche Blätter

Autumn leaves | Herbstliche Blätter

It is fast getting cold and there are almost no leaves on the trees anymore. On the one hand this is a true shame as I really enjoyed drawing and painting them this year! Picking up a few leaves or other little treasures whilst walking about with the wee one and...