I sat down with a steaming cup of latte in front of the window where we have the bird feeder. I opened up my laptop and decided that if no bird is going to bother showing up this time, I'll... Continue Reading →
Painting with acrylics is relatively new to me. I started with a little set I bought at a crafts store. You know the type, tiny little tubes in a box that are perfect to decide if you want to flirt... Continue Reading →
I tend to hang the paintings I am working on up on the wall just like a finished painting. This way I can scrutinize it from all angles, in all sort of light conditions and decide where to go with... Continue Reading →
It is Remembrance day tomorrow. I thought it would be important to remember those who gave their youth and many times their lives in past wars. The poppy has become the symbol of fallen soldiers following a trench warfare which... Continue Reading →
A stark white canvas is notoriously hard to work with. It glares in your eyes and distorts the effect of the colors. However, what is even harder to work with is a base you already have and love. All you... Continue Reading →
I feel like a little kid that has carefully dipped one toe into the water to test its temperature before the plunge. I have created various sketches to study individual buildings, shapes in my hometown and have made one sketch... Continue Reading →
In today's world I still find honor a virtue. And keeping ones word is on top of the list for me. So when my uncle (gently) reminded me that I promised to paint something for him (cough) a couple of... Continue Reading →
There is no other season that I enjoy as much as summer! All that sunlight, warm weather (ok, this summer it was rather the scorching heat), the balmy scents in the air. This is the time for the flowers to... Continue Reading →
Remember the storybook-like feeling the Bears at a stream gave me? Well, I felt it needed a final touch. One more picture. At the end three paintings will look much better on the wall then just two, right? So I... Continue Reading →
Adri's Palette 