Faith Dance Art

Quay in Caorle, Italy

My family has vacationed in Caorle as long as I can remember, but I have not been here for many years, except for a short visit two years ago. One of my favorite motives is the quay which ends at... Weiterlesen

Fall Parkway

This painting is based on a photography by Lars Van De Goor which I used with his permission. I really admire his photography and this particular one was especially inspiring. As mentioned before, I love trees and parkways in particular.... Weiterlesen

Dutch Parkway

This painting shows an alley of trees near Ermelo, Netherlands. I love trees and I especially love these kinds of parkways that seem to go endless. I can't get enough of them. I made the photo of this parkway (on... Weiterlesen

Dutch Harbor

At the moment I am still behind with the 30in30 Challenge since we have the 11th and this is my 6th painting. However, I finished two today and started several others. This is another painting of the series "Dutch Landscapes".... Weiterlesen

Swiss Mountains

This is now the first painting based on the favorite vacation photo of a friend. Sabine is Swiss and she wrote: This photo was made during a hike near Grächen in Wallis. It shows me during a well-earned lunch break.... Weiterlesen

Dutch Canal

After several days of incommunicado, I am back to hopefully painting and posting daily. The preparations and post-preparations for a trip, as well as a long trip, some short nights, and the ensuing tiredness took all my time. This and... Weiterlesen

Dutch Pasture

Here is another painting from the series of "Dutch Landscapes". A very green pasture, with black sheep in the foreground and cows and white sheep far in the back. It also has a very nice ambiance of clouds. The original... Weiterlesen

Dutch Sheep farm

Here is no. 1 - a sheep farm in the Netherlands. It is part of a series of Dutch landscapes that I started in August. The funny thing was, that when I took several photos the sheep at first quietly... Weiterlesen

Riethorst in Ermelo

The following painting was done last week, while I was in the Netherlands. It is part of the ongoing series of "Dutch landscapes" which I will continue this week. [caption id="attachment_15183" align="alignnone" width="600"] Riethorst in Ermelo, Holland, Aquarell auf Papier,... Weiterlesen

Joseph Mallord William Turner & Emil Nolde

Joseph Mallord William Turner & Emil Nolde My second test class at the Leonardo Art Academy was with its leader Prof. Hannes Baier. The topic was painting techniques of Joseph Mallord William Turner and Emil Nolde. Both have profoundly influenced me... Weiterlesen