von Antje | 13. Okt.. 2017 | Allgemein
On the Central Cemetary in Luneburg, in row 17 towards the Southern end, there’s a cistern positioned beautifully next to an old iron fence. A good subject for a limited palette? Probably, except that my painting is very mid-tony allover. Auf dem Zentralfriedhof...
von Antje | 28. Sep.. 2017 | Skizzen/Sketches
I’m sure I mentioned before that I am sometimes pretty uninspired when I set out in order to sketch. I am, and I was when I set out in the afternoon two days ago. But it’s getting better: I know by now that I must not be choosy about my subject or else...
von Antje | 26. Sep.. 2017 | Skizzen/Sketches
Last night was the last session in a class I ran at the local college for further education. We met up in a brew pub here in Luneburg in order to try our hand at some indoor pub sketching. My students did wonderful sketches of one another for warming up and then...
von Antje | 19. Sep.. 2017 | Skizzen/Sketches
At the monastery again on the weekend: This time I felt confronted by a plethora of roofs. Honestly, whichever way I was turning, there they were! I did a more considered watercolour painting which I need to ponder for a few more days, and then I did this quick sketch...
von Antje | 15. Sep.. 2017 | Skizzen/Sketches, Technik
The other day, I let myself by inspired by a German sketcher who fills his waterbrushes with ink and then makes wonderfully monochromatic drawings. Totally the copy-cat that I am, I filled one of mine with W&N non-waterproof ink and a bit of water and set out....
