While I couldn’t wait for Autumn to arrive last year because it has been such an awfully hot summer in 2018, this year I find myself already missing summer although it’s not really over yet. And it doesn’t help that the weather forecast is predicting that this will be the last warm weekend!Continue reading “I Don’t Want Summer to End”
Tag Archives: water color painting
Ideas, please!
What can you do if a guest/house-guest overstays their welcome? Because that´s what happened yesterday to me and I simply have no idea how I should or could have handled the situation! I haven´t seen this particular friend in about three months but that´s actually no big deal with us, everyone has aContinue reading “Ideas, please!”
Watermelon
The watermelon is a flowering plant that originated in northeast Africa, where it is found growing wild. Evidence for its cultivation as been found in the Nile Valley from the second Millennium BC onward and seeds have been found at Twelfth Dynasty sites and in the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. Nowadays China is the world’s single largest watermelon producer (in 2016 itContinue reading “Watermelon”
A Pair of Cardinals
July is the official World Watercolor month, founded by my awesome friend Charlie from over at Doodlewash! Anyone can join in and celebrate art by simply tagging any art that uses watercolor (or gouache) with #WorldWatercolorMonth. 31 days artists from all over the world come together to paint the world with beautiful watercolorsContinue reading “A Pair of Cardinals”
The Changing Seasons – June 2018
It´s time again for the wonderful challenge The Changing Seasons, invented by Max from Cardinal Guzman and now hosted by my dear friend Su from Zimmerbitch. The month of June started with admiring beautiful Irises in a little park nearby. Unfortunately I forgot to reload the battery of my camera and after only one single shot it gaveContinue reading “The Changing Seasons – June 2018”
Why We All Should Hug a Tree
This month I´m joining the JUNE 2018 ART CHALLENGE: Outdoor Fun! created by my wonderful friend Charlie, creator of Doodlewash® and founder of World Watercolor Month™ (July) and World Watercolor Group™. Once again it is open to anyone who wants to participate with watercolor painting and/or simply pencil or pen & ink sketches. If you’re participating in theContinue reading “Why We All Should Hug a Tree”
Childhood Dreams
Today´s prompt for the May 2018 Art Challenge: Smile Makers! is “Turtles” which immediately made me think of those huge turtles living on the Galapagos Islands. So I thought I might paint a water color of these giants but then noticed that I would also have to paint a person to give it a scaleContinue reading “Childhood Dreams”
3-Day Quote Challenge #3 – Talent
I´ve been tagged for the 3-Day Quote Challenge by my wonderful friend Ju-Lyn from over at Sunrise, Sunset – Matters of Perspective! Thank you so much for tagging me, Ju-Lyn! I just love quotes! “Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.” –Continue reading “3-Day Quote Challenge #3 – Talent”
3-Day Quote Challenge # 1 – Memories
I´ve been tagged for the 3-Day Quote Challenge by my wonderful friend Ju-Lyn from over at Sunrise, Sunset – Matters of Perspective! Thank you so much for tagging me, Ju-Lyn! I just love quotes! “Memory is the diary we all carry about with us.” – Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde is one ofContinue reading “3-Day Quote Challenge # 1 – Memories”
Taking Off!
Today´s prompt for the May 2018 Art Challenge: Smile Makers! is “Birds” which fits my latest bird painting frenzy just perfectly. 😉 So today I painted this pair of Eurasian cranes just about to take off. I always find it quite amusing to watch particularly those birds that need to take a long run-up becauseContinue reading “Taking Off!”
Art Expedition 