Calm surface
Stilles Land, 13×21 cm, Pastell, 2010 © Astrid Volquardsen My next figurative picture is on my easel; work in progress so to say. After all this rain over the last days, the green of nature seems to be overwhelming. … Read More
La Bonne Etoile – A workshop with Margaret Dyer
Now that I’m back in Germany I realize that I was taken away from my usual daily routine and was put straight into another kind of time ….(I’m missing the right word to describe it). I had such a great … Read More
Life at La Bonne etoile
Margaret Dyer writes on her blog about her sty over here in France. It’s worth to have a look. For us it’s back to the studio today, because it will be the last day. © Astrid Volquardsen Related Posts How … Read More
Athmosphere to live in
© Astrid Volquardsen I never have stayed in such a nice accomodation during a workshop. It’s such a nice athmosphere to live in. In the evening they put on a fire in the fireplace (that’s what I call a fireplace!!!) … Read More
painting, painting, painting…
The days over here are very intensiv: If we’re not working, we’re chatting, talking and/or eating. This is very easy to do if three different nationalities and generations are coming together. The past two days we have spent with painting, … Read More
Demo with Margaret Dyer
Yesterday Margaret made a Demo which was really fascinating… © Astrid Volquardsen She starts with a loose characol drawing © Astrid Volquardsen She breaks down the picture into three values and starts with dark colors, but not with the … Read More
From my work: Kliff bei Hedehusum
Kliff bei Hedehusum, 78×42cm, Pastell, 2010 © Astrid Volquardsen The cliff at Hedehusum on the island Föhr (in the very far north of Germany) is one of my favourite places to paint, just look and be astonished by the … Read More