Birds, Beasts and Humans - Vögel, Tiere und Menschen - Part II

Hello everyone,

as I said, there is more work to come. Last night I had a few hours of creative time and here is my work:

And then, as I told you before, my 4 year-old son wanted to draw for me as well, when he realized that my daughter was drawing birds for me!!!!

He drew a picture using felt-tip pens and I photocopied his drawing on water color paper. Then I drew some birds on top of it and it kind of looked like a nest. I am not sure yet,  if I should add some color or just leave it back and white.....

What do you think?

Birds, Beasts and Humans / Vögel, Tiere und Menschen

Hello there,

to create something for this month's challenge of the Art Journal Journey:

BIRDS, BEASTS and HUMANS 

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Vögel, Tiere & Menschen 

I asked my 7 year-old daughter to draw a bird for me and she did :) I call them The Dancing Birds.

I transfered her image onto a watercolor background and then made a collage:

....and then my 3 year-old boy wanted to join in as well..... so there will be more work to come soon!!!

Have a great Sunday!

Vintage Colorblocking

Hi there,

this month Mix it Monthly wants everyone to indulge in colors and a beautiful vintage fashion photograph!

Here is my first version: "MAMA MIA"

old book page, water colors and pen

Collage

....is the theme of the Art Journal Journey for the finally snowy month of December and here is my try:

I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and I wish you all the best for 2015!

Alfons Mucha and William Blake inspired Art

Hello,
today I want to show you some of my work that is/was inspired by the work of great masters.
(Art Journal Journey Challenge)
You probably all know William Blake and his poetry, but he also illustrated his poems. I love his poetry and when I first saw a copy of his handwritten and illustrated work...I wanted to do the same, but I am not William Blake - so my work turned out to be completely different and is still unfinished....

I also love the work of Alfons Mucha and Art Nouveau Designs fascinate me extremely. So I started a series of Mucha inspired collage-paintings... most of them are not finished - unfortunately...

Please leave a comment!

Autumn Leaves...

Dear Friends,

today I went on a bike ride in the woods with my family. The rain had just finished and had colored the forest in soft brightness.....the tree trunks almost black and the remaining leaves shining in red, green, brown and yellow!

Have a look!

I am a leaf on a tree

watching the sea as it washes toward the pebbled sand.

I grew up in spring lovely and green,

young and innocent.

I felt the warm rising power of the sun

And I experienced her passionate heat in summer.

Thirsty and burned I waited for the cold of night.

Now I am old.

I saw many people come and go

Children play

Heard the birds and the wind sing

Singing me to sleep…

Now I am old.

My days will soon be over

And I will drop down onto the shore.

I might get lucky

and the strong winter wind will blow me away

into the sea to find my final peace.

Next year my children will come

And see and hear what I once saw. 

                                                 - Anie Baum -

                                                        (Cyprus 27.10.2006)

 

 

Oktober 2014 Still Life / Stillleben

Hello Everyone...

this months theme of the Mix it Monthly Challenge is Still Life / Stillleben.
Something I hardly ever draw. So while my students were taking a test I arranged my things and drew:

This is what happened: 

 At home I added some water colors:

 

What do you think?