New toys / Neues Spielzeug

Recently I received a generous gift (some new (used) colors and inks) from a dear friend and before the new toys disappear into my drawers I sketched them. Some of the colors don’t have names or labels on them so I have no idea what they are until I try them out… Letzte Woche habe…

Lady in a hurry / Eilige Dame

Recently my friend and I visited Hilden and spent a very nice day sketching. The lady in a hurry was my first sketch. Marita needed some more time for her streetscene so I did another very quick version. Ink only. And then we enjoyed a tasty cappuccino. Letztens war ich mit einer Freundin zum skizzieren…

#30x30DirectWatercolor2018 No. 13 – 15

Somehow I started playing around with watercolor and ink and here are the results. Very unusual compared to my regular way of sketching don’t  you think? Tinte und Tusche benutze ich eher selten, aber irgendwie hat das Spielen mit Aquarell und Tusche ziemlichen Spaß gemacht. Die Ergebnisse sehen schon ganz anders aus als meine üblichen…

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…