Autumn leaves / Herbstblätter

Every year I end up sketching autumn leaves. I know it is a very trivial theme but I don’t care, it is so much fun. This year I tried a looser approach than last year (you can find the sketch here). Is this years try better or is it only different? Perhaps I should do…

cup of coffee / Kaffeetasse

You will find several wonky cups in my blog so far, but this one is special for me. I painted it in the cafe and even managed to finish it fast enough so I could still enjoy drinkig the coffee because  it was still hot… well, nearly hot:-) The cookie was painted at the end,…

not long ago / noch gar nicht lange her

Today it is cold and rainy outside so I came back to a sketch from the beach. It is hard to believe that less than a month ago it was actually so dry and warm. Of course the rain is very much welcome for mother nature but a bit of sunlight would be nice too,…

eine Rose für Martina / a rose for Martina

Die großartige Martina Wald sammelt für ihren Blog 999 Rosenzeichnungen. Ich schätze ihren Newsletter sehr und hatte auch schon das Glück, an einem Workshop teilnehmen zu können. Und letzte Woche ergab es sich recht spontan, dass ich eine schnelle Rose für sie gezeichnet habe. Diese ist jetzt hier in ihrem Blog zu sehen, ich freue…

down to the beach / Weg zum Strand

Here is another sketch from my holiday. When you walk towards the beach the first things you see are some colorful flags and with every step further you see more and more from the sea and the beach. I love walking down this way.   Noch ein Nachschlag vom Urlaub. Wenn man über die Düne…

Shady forest / schön schattiger Wald

So here is a quick sketch of the nice shady forest in Boswachterij Westerschouwen that I mentioned here. It was beautiful and quiet in there and I really enjoyed it.   Hier eine schnelle Skizze des Waldes in der Boswachterij Westerschouwen, den ich hier erwähnt hatte. Es ist ganz wunderbar dort, schattig, aber trotzdem hell…