Funny little Houses

A long time ago I had drawn these houses with the open source vektor software Inkscape. I got a nice line drawing which I could print anytime I liked and colour in in several ways. Here I coloured the line drawing with alcoholpased markers.

Happy little Octopus

Obviously he is happy - the cute little octopus. And I had a blast drawing and painting him!

Nature around Berlin

Most of the people who come to Berlin for the first time are surprised how much green there is in this big city. But there is much more green outside Berlin, in the region called "Mark Brandenburg". The photo shows a forest landscape near Tornow which itself is a town not more than 1 1/2 hours away from the Capital. You can walk there for hours without meeting anyone.

What to do with leftover acrylic paint

When painting with acrylics often there is some paint left over. When it has dried you cannot use it anymore - here I show you how you can use your leftover paint and have fun. All you need are a spare piece of surface (I used watercolour paper) and some Acrylic paint markers.

Mask

I think masks are fascinating objects. They come in many shapes, and for me they are ideal to try out colour combinations or mediums. This one I did with acrylics - mostly paints straight out of the tube, but also acrylic paint markers. 

Tree character

I love to tell stories with my illustrations. This one was done with watermedia on watercolour paper. Some trees in a forest seem to have personalities - so why not give them one in a drawing? 

Tropical leaves

This is just a line drawing which I found on the web and colored with watercolours. I wanted to practice shades of greens and blues and to focus on the actual painting. 

Venezian Mask

This painting is one example of my art adventures with Gouache. I didn't do the drawing (though I slightly changed the original when transferring the lines to my watercolour paper) because I wanted to focus on applying the hues. 

Beta Fish

This Betafish was done with coloured pencils, blended with OMS, and Markers for the background. 

Landscape near Poland

Some weeks ago I visited the region around the border between Germany and Poland. There is a big river which is called "Oder" which functions as the border between those two states. It is amazing how peaceful and serene this part of Germany is!

Portrait of a bear

A few days ago I rediscovered my oil pastels. Some years ago I had bought a 24 pastel set by JAXON, tried them out for a while and then let them lie because somehow I wasn't satisfied with the results I've got. 
Now. some years later, I tried them again, using Odourless Mineral Spirit as a solvent. And I must say, I am hooked. 
This bear portrait is a quick sketch done on sketchbook paper.