doodling around / Couchgekritzel

Recently my new Noodlers Ink Lexington Grey arrived and I must admit I’m a bit in love with this color. It looks like pencil lines and perhaps because of this I manage to fool myself and start directly with ink. Without pencil drawing first. Yesterday I was playing around with some polar bears that showed…

Poinsettia / Weihnachtsstern

About 3 years ago I saved a little poinsettia out of a colleagues’ trashcan a few days after christmas. It has grown since then and although it is no beauty it is still alive and I like it. Even a few leaves turn red around Christmas time. Last week after a meeting we passed a…

very old cow / uraltes Kühchen

This is a very old toy of mine I recently found hidden in the back of my cupboard. It is made of wooden beads and when you press the bottom it moves… release the button and it stands again. I had lots of fun with this as a child. And nowadays I had fun sketching…

10 minutes / 10 Minuten

Some artists are able to paint a whole scenery within 10 minutes or sketch and color a comoplete city skyline. I need a lot more time even for a very little sketch. This one was done in 10 minutes. Extremely fast for me! And I like the clear colors. There was no time to produce…

cuppa coffee / Tass Kaff

This man was enjoying a  break at the lokal Ikea while his wife was away shopping. And I enjoyed an involuntarily model. I’m still practicing people whenever I have the chance and time. Right now I’m in love with the Hahnemuehle Travelbooklets for this purpose. They are small but not too small and I like…

Zebra

When I came across a little photo showing two zebras in a magazine I had to pick up my Pentel brushpen right away. And have fun with the stripes. Strange how such a little sketch somehow saved my day 🙂   Als ich ein kleines Foto von zwei Zebras in einer Zeitschrift gesehen hatte, gab…

time for tea / Tee statt Sekt

The new year is starting a bit jolty for me but I’m sure it will reveal its wonderful perspectives very soon. Until then I will be patiently drinking tea. Das neue Jahr fängt nicht so gut an, aber ich bin mir sicher, dass es bald besser wird und viele neue wunderbare Möglichkeiten aufzeigen wird. Bis…