von Antje | 13. Nov. 2016 | Allgemein, Skizzen/Sketches
I had business in Cologne yesterday, and remembering that the massive Cathedral is right at the main train station (I was travelling by train) I arranged everything so that I had a one-hour layover there for sketching. I had not reckoned with the weather, however: it...
von Antje | 5. Nov. 2016 | Allgemein, Skizzen/Sketches
This is the only remaining part of the old fish store called ‚Dat Heringshus‘ (The Herring House‘) which was erected in 1742. Well that’s not true: there is more than just this one set of columns; the entire side gable is intact and it is now...
von Antje | 4. Nov. 2016 | Allgemein, Skizzen/Sketches
I had two doctor’s appointments the other morning and half an hour to spare in between. So I chose the path via the Glockenhof (Bell Square – not sure why it’s called that) so that I might sketch it. The awning of the big department store C&A...
von Antje | 8. Okt. 2016 | Allgemein, Skizzen/Sketches
I recently read that, in the arts in particular, experimentation is the way to innovation. So one evening this week, after coming home from work to a quiet flat and after I had eaten my little bowl of soup, I sat down and tried my hand at artificial light in an urban...
von Antje | 7. Okt. 2016 | Allgemein, Skizzen/Sketches
I truly do prefer painting on location, but this little sketch which I did based on a photo gave me joy anyway. I find these steel structures fascinating! They are very ornate and beautiful with their 19th century industrial charm. Ich male am liebsten direkt vor Ort,...
