20 Nov 2011

Red Tug (II)

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Red Tug (II), 13×13cm, Pastel © Astrid Volquardsen, 2011 This is a second pastel of the red tug. The work of the skippers always fascinates me: One controlling error and the RoRo ship would hit the big pier with all … Read More
16 Nov 2011

Red Tug

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Red Tug, 13×13cm, Pastel © Astrid Volquardsen, 2011 I love doing these little pastels and this tug will probably make it into a bigger painting. When have I ever used the color combination of red and yellow? Related Posts Routine … Read More
13 Nov 2011

Dock 10

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Dock 10, 25×78cm, Pastel © Astrid Volquardsen, 2011 Everybody who lives in Hamburg knows this view: the dockyard of Blohm & Voss. When I come down to the harbor I ask myself what kind of ship I might see in … Read More
9 Nov 2011

Fender

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Fender, 13×13cm, Pastel © Astrid Volquardsen, 2011 This is an impression from my last sailing trip on the river Elbe. When I see fenders I recall a most loved sailing trip in the Danish South Sea a couple of years … Read More
5 Nov 2011

View to the See

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Blick zur See, 13×21cm, Pastel © Astrid Volquardsen, 2011 After a long walk along the shore in the afternoon,we were tired from the wind and the spray and longing for a cup of tea. On our way back to the … Read More
30 Oct 2011

Dunes

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Herbstbrandung 14×78cm, Pastell, © Astrid Volquardsen, 2011 I haven’t done a pastel painting like this for quite a while. We went to my favourite northfrisian islands Sylt, where we could enjoy the typicall weather of the North Sea. Being exposed … Read More

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