Summer

It is still very warm and dry. No rain. We spent another wonderful evening at the banks of the river Rhine with a warm breeze and a cool beer. . Immer noch warm und viel zu trocken hier im Rheinland. Immerhin hatten wir so Gelegenheit, einen weiteren schönen Nachmittag am Flußufer zu verbringen, mit einer…

Statue

It has been unusual hot over here for a long time now and still no rain in sight. So perhaps the statue left to buy some ice cream? . Es ist seit gefühlt Wochen sehr warm und immer noch kein Regen in Sicht. Vielleicht ist die zum Mantel gehörende Statue ein Eis kaufen gegangen?

Two statues / Zwei Statuen

This two statues are made by artist Hannelore Köhler. The standing lady is pretty small and resides in Duesseldorf oldtown. The sitting figure has found a very nice place in a park. I pass her nearly every day on my way to work. Nowadays there are lots of geese around. Perhaps she likes the company?…

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YES! Mission accomplished! To be honest there are several very quick sketches and only few bigger paintings but it was both lots of fun and a big challenge too. This cherries were given to me by a friend and didn’t last very long after the sketch was done:-) . Apuh, geschafft! Es sind tatsächlich 30…

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Again my lunch had to wait because I wanted to sketch it first. I’m starting to like the direct approach with watercolor. Even with a simple subject like some slices of apple I would sketch in pencil  first if it was not for this challenge. I think I’m going to change that in future. .…