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Calabria again...jippieee!

 

So much behind in posting, therefore here is one of my favourite views from the Coastline. Love this view.

In the meantime I flew back to Calabria twice, therefore here are some of my favourite Calabria sketches I made there at my earlier visit:

 

 

 

 

...more later, Ciao.

Watercolour Portrait Sketches

 

I still had half a sheet left so I painted another guy right next to the lady. A process reel of both paintings can be seen down in my insta feed, if you are interested in seeing how I painted them. Both were done wet-in-wet in one go.

If you would like to learn this technique, check into my classes this November and December (see side bar).

Sketching with USk Madeira

 

We met at Ponta do Sol for a wonderful sunny day of sketching on the Island of Madeira. My friend Rui had organized the official meeting again. After the first sketch directly by the sea we made the throwdown in the lawn in front of a hotel.

Then we went to the Old Pharmacy, which is a place to eat and we could sit outside for lunch. The weather was great. I sketched three of my fellow sketchers while waiting for the meal.

 

Then we went uphill to a small chapel with a very beautiful lookout. From there we could see the rooftops of the houses below and of course the sea in front of us.

Here is the full spread:

 Later I sketched the Ponte (bridge) from a café.

 

I forgot to photograph the last throwdown, but there are some of my films and photos in my Insta feed, if you are interested. Thank you to Rui and USk Madeira for these great memories.

 

Here come some of my sketches from different locations on the Island

Then another one from Garajau

 
and some other sketchbook entries:

After one travel is before the next...

Watercolour portrait sketch...a Boticelli Model

 

"This is a Boticelli-like looking person"... is what I thought as I saw this model for the first time. The floral background was an idea I had when I was in floral painting mood lately. Thank you to Judith for making this painting fun happen.

If you would like to learn how to paint a portrait in watercolour don't miss my next workshop at VHS in Crailsheim:

Next full day portrait workshop is on Saturday 01.06.24, 10 - 16°°. 

Reservation Kadri Peterson, VHS Crailsheim, Tel.: 07951 403 3817

Watercolour Portrait Sketch

 

 

Sunday morning portrait painting. I made a hyperlapse process video of it which can be seen on Insta @bettina_draws. That was a fabulous start to my day.

I worked very loose and did not stick too much to accuracy. This procedure turned out to be a good way for me to make short sketches wet-in-wet. 

A colourful start to the day. The Model is Soane Ara and the reference is from my friend Judith and her portraitchallenge.

Aquarell Ganztages-Kurse 2024

 

Liebe Malfreunde,

oben seht ihr meine Ganztageskurse für Hohenlohe. Ich habe schöne Projekte vorbereitet, verschiedene Farbmischungen für euch getestet und interessante Tips für euch auf Lager. Ich freue mich auf euren Besuch.

Watercolour Portrait Sketch

 

Here comes another sketch on toned paper. I liked the hat which suits him well and of course the intense look. 

Still three papers on the block so I got some more on the 200 gms toned paper till it is gone. Needs a lot of colour layers to get at least a bit of contrast, but it is quite nice to try.

Happy sketching, everybody.