Sketchtour Schwäbisch Hall, Day 3 - Sketchwalk 2

 

 

My day started early again on this day 3 of Sketchtour Schwäbisch Hall. 

Lovely that before our Sketchwalk 2 began we again had a great breakfast with good Sketchfriends at Café am Markt. The market at market square was all around us and some of our early birds sketched the market and surroundings already.

The official Sketchwalk 2 began at Henkersbrücke, where I drew the upper sketch.

 

We had planned three scenic stops for the crowd of sketchers and everybody was in sketchfever.

 

There was a Sax Quartett playing on the bridge for 15 minutes...I had missed the beginning as I was talking to some sketchers at Johanniterkirche and then hurried back. Ten minutes left, before they stopped and moved on. It was speedsketching. After our drawing marathon, Isaac and I made the musicians sign our sketches. 

 

photo by Robert Stolba

Then we moved on the street towards Café Ableitner where some of us had lunch and I walked back to Ilge to bring back the rest of the herd towards point 3 which was Zollhüttengasse with some lovely old houses.

Thanks to our photographers, Robert Stolba, Piotr Dutkiewicz and Standa Volek who took really very good photos of us!

photo by Robert Stolba

We were all crowded together and had fun. 

photo by Robert Stolba

 

photo by Robert Stolba

photo by Robert Stolba

Photo by Robert Stolba

Here is my unfinished sketch:

 

photo by Robert Stolba

 

After the Sketchwalk we all met at Kunsthalle Würth for a throwdown of our artworks of the day (Videos and Photos on Insta @urbansketchershohenlohe). 

As always, everyone showed just one sketch, because we would not want to tear our sketchbook papers off.

 

Then came another highlight of the day which was the fantastic watercolour demo by Christof Ludwin with Roman Szmal Watercolours. Roman himself came to our Sketchtour which was a great honour. 

(Demo can be seen on Insta @urbansketchershohenlohe)

photo courtesy by Piotr Dutkiewicz

 

Marktbreit Painters Weekend - day 3 - upper Rosmaringasse

A very chilly morning with 8 degrees Celsius awaited us this morning in Marktbreit and while one of our painters stayed down at Main river to do another Panorama painting, three of us headed uphill towards a neat tower at upper Rosmaringasse. 

As you probably remarked I made the pencil drawing already yesterday evening  on site with Moni, right before heading back to the hotel. (See my drawings spread on the bed at the end of day 2...)  

Today I could jump straight into the colours which for me is the most fun. We, Moni, Suse and I had a good chat while freezing and painting. Moni even had her gloves on for sketching the lower tower. 

Time for another hot coffee. Yesterday we discovered a very nice Restaurant and headed there for lunch as well. I am happy - painting - good company - good food!

Ein extrem kalter Morgen mit 8 Grad Celsius, der uns in Marktbreit erwartete und während einer unserer Maler ein Panorama unten am Main malen wollte, gingen wir bergaufwärts zur oberen Rosmaringasse, um die gestrige letzte Zeichnung mit Aquarellfarbe zu versehen.

Wie ihr vielleicht bemerkt habt, habe ich gestern noch eine Bleistiftzeichnung auf meinem Bett liegen sehen. Moni und ich waren gestern Abend kurz vor Schluss noch hier oben - nur für die Vorzeichnung vor Ort.

Heute konnte ich also sofort in die Farben gehen, was mir sowieso am Besten gefällt. Wir, Moni, Suse und ich haben uns sehr gut unterhalten, während wir so froren und malten. Moni hatte sogar Handschuhe zum Zeichnen an.

Es wird wieder Zeit für einen heißen Kaffee. Gestern hatten wir bereits ein nettes Lokal entdeckt, wohin wir nun gingen, um uns aufzuwärmen und um uns etwas zu stärken. Mir gehts gut - malen - gute Gesellschaft - gutes Essen!