Cormorants – birds with an attitude

I simply love drawing birds:) Cormorants are excellent divers and are therefore sometimes used by fishermen to do their job! (For instance in China, Japan or Greece). Somehow this couple´s “attitude” reminds me of David Bowie. Maybe it´s because of their piercing eyes…;)

In the Mood for … Degas – Dancers at Rehearsal – Part I

Yesterday I started to work on a new painting! This time it´s inspired by the french artist Edgar Degas, famous for his paintings, drawings, prints and even sculptures. Most people tend to think of him as the artist who depicted mostly ballet dancers, and it´s true: more than half of his work does in factContinue reading “In the Mood for … Degas – Dancers at Rehearsal – Part I”

Back to Mythology … Sea-Horses

As I´ve already mentioned before: I´m a huge fan of ancient greek and roman mythology! So, here are my two little Sea-Horses – or Hippocampi 🙂

In the Mood for … Vermeer – Girl with a Pearl Earring – Final Act!

  In the Mood for … Vermeer – Girl with a Pearl Earring And here it is – the final act of my latest painting! As you can see, I added some final brushstrokes for the lips, the ear and the headscarf, and also added the earring at last! P.S. If you would like toContinue reading “In the Mood for … Vermeer – Girl with a Pearl Earring – Final Act!”

In the Mood for … Vermeer – Girl with a Pearl Earring – Part IV

I did it! Finally I´ve managed to shorten the nose from “my” girl 🙂 Better now, don´t you think?   But of course, it´s still far from being finished…

How to tame a Harpy…

As you can see, I´ve really got a soft spot for winged women…:) In this case, it´s a Harpy -a mythological creature, which combines two main physical aspects: the face and upper body of a woman and the wings of a bird. I´ve been fascinated by these creatures ever since reading “Ronia the Robber´s Daughter”Continue reading “How to tame a Harpy…”