At Blankenese
This pastel painting shows the view at the river Elbe at the famous town of Blankenese / Hamburg. This place has something very special about it and I fall in love more and more each time I paint there. The … Read More
View at Blankenese: Direction line
Direction line, 20×30cm, oil, linen mounted on canvas, © 2015, Astrid Volquardsen This oil painting was done the very next morning after a plein air painting. The plein air piece didn’t work out but the memory of the colors where … Read More
Group exhibition in January 2016
After the very successful exhibtion in 2015 we’ll have another show from January till April in 2016. I will show some of my nocturnes mixed with new work. Evening mist, 28×63cm, Pastel, Astrid Volqaurdsen Related Posts Joaquin Sorolla in Munic … Read More
Nocturne: When the night falls
Foto © 2015, Marc Volquardsen The exhibition is coming to an end. Next Sunday, the 29th of November will be my last day. At 7 p.m. I will start to pack up all the beautifull paintings and some of them … Read More
St. Peter Ording Plein air
Right now it’s a very intense time. All the impressions that are gathered in my brain want to emerge to the surface. As a pastel or oil? I am quite surprised how both techniques influence each other and I know … Read More
Friedel Anderson. Exhibition
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
Private View at the Elbschlossresidenz
Wow, what a wonderful opening of the group exhibition of the gallery. The private view took place at the residential home next to the river Elbe- a really nice place. The evening was so wonderful and well organised. A very … Read More