Sketch-walking | Mal-Spaziergang

Sketch-walking | Mal-Spaziergang

I love plein air painting because it takes me outdoors. As it isn’t freezing cold at the moment I have therefore decided to take my sketching kit on my daily walk and to see what I can do. And it turns out: I can at least do a thorough drawing which I can then...
Moon in progress | Mond in Arbeit

Moon in progress | Mond in Arbeit

This is a little moonscape that I am working on. I have taken photos from in between so you can see how the painting came together (or not). The stage it is at right now was to be the final stage, but I now think that it really is lacking umph. And my moon...
Plans and preparations | Pläne

Plans and preparations | Pläne

Today was spent in my little at-home studio trying to get a painting ready to submit for a show. The frosty morning painting I had thought I would work on seemed frightening all of a sudden, so I tried something else: a frosty sunset (it’s winter time after...
The old bridge at Plaue | Plauer Brücke

The old bridge at Plaue | Plauer Brücke

I remember this bridge being the only bridge leading into Plaue which is beautifully situated on the river Havel near my hometown. The bridge carried pedestrians, cyclists, cars and trams. Whichever way you crossed it, excitement was in store because the bridge was...
Boats | Boote

Boats | Boote

A little while after painting the view which I showed you yesterday I ventured to do a loose sketch of a couple of boats. These two guys were moored in a row and they overlapped each other nicely in both bodies as well as reflection. Somehow I immediately saw an...