The first and the last Blockstudy of 2013

First (January)

Last (December, 180 blockstudies later)

I did some 500 paintings and studies in oil this year. It has become very clear that the work on the blocks helped me by far most to get better. So for 2014 i set out to keep it simple and spend a lot of time on these studies and ignore the fact that most people find them boring ;-)

Happy New Year!

Prussian P8

20 cm x 15 cm, Oil on Board

Pick Me

15 cm x 20 cm, Oil on Board

No Kissing Tonight

20 cm x 15 cm, Oil on Board

Not for sale

Sumos

20 cm x 15 cm, Oil on Board

This is the first painting done on commission. "Three small paintings of vegetables for the dining area" for a British lady.

Not for sale

Two Apples

20 cm x 15 cm, Oil on Board

Head over Heels

15 cm x 20 cm, Oil on Board

Five Past Three

20 cm x 15 cm, Oil on Board

SOLD

Willi Brandt

15 cm x 20 cm, Oil on Board

Painted today, his 100th Birthday.

Jööö!

15 cm x 20 cm, Oil on Board

SOLD

Timeless Beauty

20 cm x 15 cm, Oil on Board

SOLD

Catwalk Cafe

15 cm x 20 cm, Oil on Board

Booting the Dancer

15 cm x 20 cm, Oil on Board

Vacant

20 cm x 15 cm, Oil on Board

Arms Wide Open

15 cm x 20 cm, Oil on Board, Alla Prima.

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Healthy Dose of Color

20 cm x 15 cm, Oil on Board, Alla Prima

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First Ascent

20 cm x 15 cm, Oil on Board, Alla Prima

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One More Time

20 cm x 15 cm, Oil on Board, Alla Prima

Oh boy, I feel so creative today... Melodies are created in my head and I am composing some text to it :

One more time
We're gonna celebrate
Oh yeah, all right
Don't stop the dancing

You know I'm just feeling, celebration tonight
Celebrate, don't wait to leave
No, we don't stop
You can't stop, we're gonna celebrate
One more time, one more time
One more time

(Daft Punk)

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Painting Utilities

15 cm x 20 cm, Oil on Board, Alla Prima

The dirty bottle contains my painting medium. I use the mixture Carol Marine recommended in her blog: 2 parts linseed oil, 1 part linseed stand oil and 1 part odorless mineral spirit (e.g. Schmincke Terpin). Works fine for me.

The bottle on the left is sunflower oil I use for cleaning my brushes. I use just that and no chemical solvents. Since i use oil for cleening my brushes stay in good shape for much longer. 

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Märklin Generations

20 cm x 15 cm, Oil on Board, Alla Prima

For many decades those little train models built by Märklin were the most cheered gifts for the boys. You don't have your christmas gifts yet? Nah, in 2013 you better show up with something else!

SOLD

Warm Cool Intersections

15 cm x 20 cm, Oil on Board, Alla Prima

I try to paint from life as much as possible but this one was done after a photo. It was taken at a side arm of the river Rhein. It would have been rather difficult to paint standing more than knee deep in the water.

A Night Out Solo

15 cm x 20 cm, Oil on Board, Alla Prima

German locomotive 111 041 - 5000 horse powers - some 200 were built between 1974 and 1984. The number of models is probably two to three orders of magnitude larger. Dad holds two, amongst 300 others. They could bring me through approximately two long winters...

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