My new show is getting closer and my excitement is growing daily. I’m really, really busy these days with painting and organizing all the stuff. Related Posts Plein Air in St. Peter-Ording: Before the rain St. Peter-Ording: High Sky The … Read More
Picture © 2015, Astrid Volquardsen I’m back from St. Peter Ording and regarding the weather I got the whole program.Yeah. It started with a winter gale and ended with warm, blue skye spring weather. And no, I did not paint … Read More
I was deeply impressed by the artist Chuck Close in the following video. He Head to Oberhöfe so Mann obstacles from a very young age but he took on. Open Video direct on YouTube. His words deeply resonated with me: … Read More
Last week I took the chance to paint on a new spot at the river Elbe at a small town called Stade. The river opens up to a really beautiful view, probably one of the nicest spots the river has … Read More
If you work with pastels you should take into consideration to wear a mask to protect your lungs.There are various models available at the hardware store but I always had the feeling that I couldn’t breath so well. A couple … Read More
Yesterday I went to an exhibition of a well known painter here in north Germany. He paints in a realistic, impressionist style and does a lot pf plein air work and takes these paintings back to the studio and develops … Read More
Foto © 2015, Marc Volquardsen Well the sky is too blue for my taste, but it could probably be worse. ( Like falling rain from the left to the right side). I liked the water and reflection on the … Read More