St Andrews Winter Painting Spears Fishing Hut

St Andrews Winter Painting Spears Fishing Hut

orig. oil on canvas, 8x10in approx. $225

more info and purchase here

This one took me a bit longer to paint. I am determined to not give up with the sub zero temperatures the East Coast has seen lately. So I strapped my oil painting kit and tuckered off down to the wharf to do some paintin'. Smart thinking I was loaded with hand warmer pads, ski pants and triple layers underneath my down coat. I guess I must have looked like the Michelin Man wobbling down the street. I have to say I stayed warm until almost to the very end when the sun went down and my fingers and toes got nippy.

First session, laying underpainting down[/caption]

I couldn't quite finish the painting in one session, so I went down a couple of days later during similar weather. My hope is to see the various colours reflecting in the snow. Not just the dirty, brown snow, but the blue and purple-ish cast shadows, the yellowish snow reflecting the low angle afternoon rays and so on... it is a journey. The longer I am looking at snow (and white in general), the more I learn to see subtle colour variations in the landscape. I hope to continue observation this winter... sun is setting, time to finish the painting

Living the long winter

Making myself go out does my spirits well as they are lifted in the fresh breeze and with the sunshine. Winters are hard for me here, German winters are shorter and not as harsh, and I have to admit that I never really have adjusted to the winter climate here. My dear husband has just put in an order for a 'mood light' to help me beat the winter blues. It hasn't arrived but I'm looking forward to indulging in a daily dose of 'happy rays'. Only 50 more days til Spring, yey!
Hope to being able to share more painting with you soon! Thank you for stopping by!!

Christmas Snow St Andrews

Christmas Snow St Andrews

orig. oil on canvas, 8x10in, $225

more info and purchase here

I hope you had a great Christmas this year! In our house it was a bit different. My husband came down with a bug and was sick to his stomach for a full 24 hours. He spent his Christmas 'talking to the big, white phone' as he so calls it. Poor dude. We even had to cancel our annual pay-what-you-want dinner that day! It was pretty upsetting (pun intended;-).
So, on Boxing Day I decided to head out with my oil paints to capture the low afternoon sun at low tide. However, I never made it out to Indian Point. Once I saw the beautiful interplay of shapes and colours in the homes lining Water Street, I just had to pitch my easel there. Hence the title Christmas Snow St Andrews.
Smart me, I dressed warm and had hand warmers with me. The temperatures dropped as I was painting the afternoon away and by the time I was done, my toes were really cold and the finger tips nippy. However, the oil paints stayed great, got a bit more sticky maybe, but overall, a great performance. In contrast, when I venture out with my watercolour, painting is very different. There my paint freezes inside the palette and onto the brush (even with water being replaced with vodka or other high percentage clear spirit of sorts).

On another note:

Now, the New Year is fast approaching and I have a few more camper calendars here. So, as a Special I've reduced my camper calendars more than half to $10 (first come first served, click here to order)!
If you are looking for a glamping gift for a friend or yourself, now's the time! If you have ordered one and like to get another to give away, no better time than now!
Thank you so much for all your encouragement this past year!
Stay put what's coming in the new year- I am working on some fun new ideas! Stay tuned!

And a Happy new Year!

Orange Slices 6x8in

acrylic on board/acryl on malplatte

$125 framed/ 95$ unframed

time is flying and so i should make it my new-years resolution to blog more often, more regularly... right???

yes, we had a wonderful Christmas with the kids. of course during special holidays we miss our families and we cannot leave our restaurant closed as it is a busy time of year for dining out. but we make the most of it by spending family time together, baking german cookies and schedule extra snuggles with our children. yes, this Christmas was truly wonderful and a blessing for us-

and it left me refreshed to start off the new year with enthusiasm to 'get paintin' for my 2 shows coming up this summer and new ideas (not telling yet, haha).

Apple Slices

acrylic on board 6x8in/ Acryl auf Malplatte 15x20cm

$125 framed/ 95$unframed

(sorry for the glare- hard to photograph)

now i'd ask for your input: as you know we are developing our inn and i have it in my mind that i'd like to have original artwork in all our rooms.

now, here's where i'd ask for your input and advice: as a traveller to the east coast in canada staying at Europa Inn, would you like to see abstract or representational art in your guest room?

i will start painting in the next couple of weeks, so any input is much appreciated!

my special prayers for this year go for Peace in the world

and for the people that lost their homes in the flood disaster just before christmas like our friends Norm and Peggy.

This Saturday, January 15th, we are holding a fundraiser dinner here at Europa Inn with all profits going to the relief efforts.

tickets are 30$, and can be purchased directly at Europa Inn: (506) 529-3818.

Market Square in snow

6x8in Acrylic/ 15x20cm Acryl auf Malplatte

$125 framed/ 95$unframed

mei, wie die Zeit verfliegt- und ja, ich sollte es mein Vorsatz fuers neue Jahr machen, regelmaessig und oefter zu bloggen, gell?

wir hatten wunderschoene weihnachten mit unseren Kleinen. Natuerlich vermissen wir unsere Familien ganz besonders an solch speziellen Feiertagen doch koennen wir unser Restaurant nicht schliessen da dies ja eine geschaeftige Zeit ist fuer uns mit Weihnachtsfeiern und Familienfesten. Aber wir machen das Beste daraus mit Deutschen Weihnachtsplaetzchen backen, extra Familienzeit und Kuscheln mit den Kindern. Ja, es waren wirklich wunderbare Weihnachtstage und so bin ich frisch und g'richt meine Farben rauszuholen um fuer meine 2 Ausstellungen diesen Sommer zu malen und noch ein, zwei andere Ideen die ich hab (aber wird noch nicht verraten, haha).

ich habe aber eine Frage/Bitte an euch:

Wie ihr ja wisst bauen wir unsere Pension aus/um und ich moechte gerne original Kunst in den Gaestezimmern haben. Nun, hier ist meine Frage: wenn ihr an der Ostkueste in Canada Urlaub machen und im Europa Inn uebernachten wuerdet, wuerdet ihr lieber was Abstraktes oder lieber was Landschaftliches/Darstellendes in eurem Zimmer haben?

Ich werde in den naechsten 2 Wochen mit dem malen anfangen, so jedes Feedback wird dankend gelesen!

so, nun wuensche ich euch ein gesegnetes Jahr 2011 und meine Gebete gehen fuer den Frieden auf der Welt und die Menschen die bei der Flutkatatstrophe hier in der Umgebung ihre Haeuser verloren haben (wie unser Freund Norm und seine Frau Peggy, die 4 Tage vor ihrer Pensionierung ihr Haus verloren hat).

Europa Inn haelt ein Benefiz Dinner diesen Samstag um 18.30Uhr, der Profit kommt den Flutopfern zugute. 30$ pro ticket, zum verkauf bei uns: (506)529-3818

all our best wishes for 2011 from our family to yours!

Sabrina's erster Balletbesuch ein toller Spass

Sabrina's first visit at the Ballett, we had fun!