Red bow
Red Bow, 5×5, pastel, © Astrid Volquardsen, 2011 This is a sketch for a bigger pastelpainting. I would have never thought that one day I might say I don’t have enough oranges or reds on my palette, because I have … Read More
Bright nights
Bright nights, 12×20cm, © Astrid Volquardsen, 2011 This summer we went to Denmark at the Flensburg Fjord just across the German border. I forgot how bright nights can be up here. I did this pastel painting plein air after 10 … Read More
Max Liebermann: Summer House at Wannensee Lake
The Berlin painter Max Liebermann (1847-1935) is known to be one of the painters who brought the impressionistic painting style to Germany. In his last years he had built a summer house on the Wannsee lake in Berlin. There he … Read More
Arranging my palette III
© Astrid Volquardsen, 2011 To store my pastels I decided to build some long boxes without any space holders. This way it is much easier to follow the color wheel. Further more some colors take more space and others less, … Read More
Arranging my palette II
After approxomately 20 hours of work I have rearanged my palette and I am glad that I finally came around to do this. Sometimes it was very tirering but on the other hans I have discoverd many beautiful colors, of … Read More
Pastel Journal as digital download
The August issue of the Pastel Journal is available from the Pastel Journal website as download version for 6,99 Dollar. Related Posts Pastel Journal as digital download
Arranging my palette
© Astrid Volquardsen I returned from my trip to the Baltic sea and my sketchbook and head are full of new paintings and ideas. But before I can go back to the easel and start painting I need to rearrange … Read More