von Antje | 20. Nov. 2016 | Allgemein, Skizzen/Sketches
Im Museum der Arbeit, Hamburg I finished improving the line work on one of the two big sketches I did in the Museum of Labour in Hamburg yesterday. The coffee display wasn’t really recognisable as that before, so I felt the nib dipped in some ink (and some ink...
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 | 20. Okt. 2016 | Allgemein, Skizzen/Sketches
I occasionally paint on the train on my way home, so much so that by now I sort of plan to do it as I think about when I might have the opportunity to paint. So how does this painting aboard a train work? You need a small sketching kit. I have a Moleskine sketchbook,...
von Antje | 19. Okt. 2016 | Allgemein, Farbe/ Colours, Technik
In yesterday’s post I already hinted at my attempts to mix greys, and here are a few more examples of it (and some orange mixes, too). This grey-mix topic was a crucial one for me in my own development. An eye-opener, if you will, which is why I got my teeth in...
von Antje | 18. Okt. 2016 | Allgemein, Farbe/ Colours, Technik
The specifics of how colours mix are of obvious importance if and only if you mix colours yourself. You don’t need to since you can buy all kinds of ready-made premixes in tubes or pans. The mixes contain certain amounts of the pure pigments which make up the...
