Faith Dance Art

Arabic Calligraphy

Yesterday I was out the whole day, so my no. 3 only comes today. It is my first attempt at an Arabic calligraphy. Some say the translation is "God is eternal". [caption id="attachment_14990" align="alignnone" width="600"] Arabische Kalligrafie, Tusche auf Papier,... Weiterlesen

Porto St Margherita

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !   And here is the first drawing for the 30in30 Challenge with Leslie Saeta for this month - a pencil drawing from a pier in Porto Santa Margherita in Italy. It has a funny and... Weiterlesen

Ready, steady, go!

2013 is over in a few hours. And tomorrow begins a new challenge. Not just the challenge of a new year, but another "30 in 30 Challenge" initiated by Leslie Saeta. You can see more details on her blog, but... Weiterlesen

Paintings Sold in 2013

In place of a real year review (which I might do at a later point), I want to share a little collage of the paintings that I painted and sold this year. Half of them were sold during the exhibition... Weiterlesen

Flow 2

Here is the sister of the last painting. This too is a three-tone process painting in acrylics. Like the first one, it started out as a fantasy landscape with the moon rising, but it might now be all kinds of... Weiterlesen

Flow 1

This acrylic painting is very different from the previous 30in30 series. When I prepared for a little painting class with children, I copied several easy abstracts from a book as inspirations. One of the obviously inspired me too, because I... Weiterlesen

Mount Rinjani, Indonesia

This was the last painting that was finished in time for the exhibition in Vienna in November. It is based on a vacation pic of my sister. This mountain lake has a fascinating color. The smoking volcano in the middle... Weiterlesen

Kassa Island, Guinea

The following watercolor is based on a vacation pic that I took 10 years ago. Due to a workshop, I traveled to Conacry, Guinea, and was able to spend some much needed vacation on an island across from the capital. I... Weiterlesen

Barbados Beach

Here is another painting based on the vacation pic of somebody else. This time it is a photo taken by my sister south of Bridgetown in Barbados. I just love this atmosphere of sun and clouds, reflected on the water,... Weiterlesen

Dutch Heath

Here is a later entry for my series on Dutch landscapes. I did a similar one in August but wanted one in landscape format. The heath on the southern edge of Ermelo in the Netherlands is close to full bloom,... Weiterlesen

Lake Crossing, Mali

This is another painting based on one of my favorite photos - a Boso pirogue (dugout canoe) carries people across the lake of Selengué in the south of Mali. The setting sun bathed everything in orange light and is beautifully... Weiterlesen

Lanikai Beach, Hawaii

High time to post my recent paintings. Some of them were done several weeks ago but I was either traveling or had problems with bad photos. So, here is one painting that is based on one of my favorite photos... Weiterlesen

Vineyards in Lower Austria

This is another painting based on somebody's favorite vacation picture. Sabine who is from Lower Austria but lives now in Styria wrote: My family organizes each year a family hiking day. This time we chose the area around Hollenburg. We... Weiterlesen

Sahel Sun

September is over and the 30in30 challenge, too. Nevertheless, I wanted to continue along the same lines and paint another ten watercolor paintings, since I added 10 drawings into the mix. Today's painting is a typical view of the Sahel... Weiterlesen

LKS Basic Course 1

LKS Basic Course 1 After two test classes, I decided to do the whole two-year study program and these are some of the pieces we did during the first class. [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="83" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="200" thumbnail_height="200" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee"... Weiterlesen