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McKinley Workshop

9 Jul 2011

Keep everything in order or how to overcome chaos

by Astrid | 1

Richard is a very organized person. We kind of joked about it, how orderly his pastel assortment is set up. Mine would stay exactly like this for 10 minutes after the painting process had begun. I know where to find … Read More

McKinley Workshop
3 Jul 2011

Résumé

by Astrid | 6

Where to begin? Where to end? I have experienced so much on this trip and all can’t possibly be told. For me personally the reason for this trip was to step out of my comfort zone and to learn a … Read More

McKinley Workshop, Small paintings, Washington State
29 Jun 2011

The three Ps of Plein Air Painting

by Astrid | 5

I am back now and my mail box shows me that some of you are impatiently waiting. During a demonstration in class Richard mentioned the three ps of Plein Air Painting. 1.Where to paint? 2. Where to park? 3. Where … Read More

McKinley Workshop, Plein Air
20 Jun 2011

McKinley Workshop – the blogging will be catched up

by Astrid | 1

Sorry, but within the next days I can’t post more about the workshop, but I have some technical problems and can’t upload images. But I will catch up with the blogging in the next week when I’ll be back to … Read More

McKinley Workshop
18 Jun 2011

1st Workshop Day

by Astrid | 2

Finally we had our first day of the workshop with Richard McKinley. In the morning he taught us all the theorie stuff and in the afternoon h took us outside and did a demo on the spot. After that it … Read More

McKinley Workshop, Washington State
14 Jun 2011

2nd day in La Conner

by Astrid | 4

We are fighting the jetlag and at four o‹clock in the morning we were wide awake. So we welcomed the dawn of the new day with our sketchbooks and a nice cup of tea. Because it was raining and we … Read More

McKinley Workshop, Washington State
13 Jun 2011

Trip to Seattle

by Astrid | 10

After all the preparation and anticipation my friend Susanne and I finally reached La Conner (near Seattle) in America. It actually started out quite funny, because i had my pastelbox with me on the flight and the scan of the … Read More

McKinley Workshop, Washington State

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About me

Since mid-2023, I have turned to digital art. "Your pictures are different now, but better in terms of vibrancy ... it promotes the mental movie theater" writes one of my readers.

Everything I have created in painting now benefits me. It now comes together in digital art:
Composition and tonal values, opaque color application as in pastel, oil or gouache.
The play of light and shadow is still at the center of my naturalistic painting.

In digital painting, I use a pen that allows me to paint directly on an iPad. The pen gives me access to many digital brushes that differ in shape, texture and opacity. I can vary the size as I wish.

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