Plein Air: Fog
After 3 weeks of a plein air break I needed to start again. My priority: Getting the colors and values right. Well, midly put it was a challange. Foto © 2014, Astrid Volquardsen Foto © 2014, Astrid Volquardsen And … Read More
Plein Air Painting in St. Peter-Ording
Bevor es morgen in der Galerie Chaco losgeht, habe ich einen kurzen Zwischenstop in St. Peter-Ording gemacht. Durchatmen und Malen. Momentan nehme ich nur noch meine Ölfarben für meine Plein Air Studien mit, da es hier draußen für die Pastellkreiden … Read More
Important painting tips for working at a river
Lately I am working with oil colors for my plein air sessions when the weather turns out to be too wet. Yesterday summer made a pause and sent some rainclouds along our shores. Grey clouds and rain belong to this … Read More
Plein Air at the harbor
From the light and warmth of southern France back to my northern regions. Last week it was still quite warm to actually enjoy a plein air trip to the harbor. It was windy mind you, that’s the reason why I … Read More
Plein Air in the harbour of Skagen
September: Skagen has quite a big harbour and I liked very much the coexistence of the small fisher boats and the docks. Between the big ships I found a spot which offered me a view across the harbour to the … Read More
Plein Air at the beach of Esbjørns Klit
The American artist Brian Stewart said that painting plein air is about going out and painting directly from nature first. The goal is to paint a picture that feels like nature rather than looks like nature. I like this very … Read More
After the storm
After the storm, 18×23cm, 2012 © Astrid Volquardsen This is the finished study from my last blog post. Related Posts Morning light in Alsterpark (Plein Air) Plein Air on the north friesien island Pellworm Important painting tips for working at … Read More