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And some more pictures from my sketch books altogether more ghostly then my paintings.

 

I haven't been able to finish any new paintings lately so I thought id share some bits and pieces from my sketch book over the next few weeks. I often love the rough little sketches I do more than the finished paintings. The sketches seem to have more expression and emotion.

 

 

mountain view

A little "Amy Sol" inspierd and very spontaneous  i finished this little watercolour yesterday. whimsical and light.

 

inspiration

Whew, I've been having real art attacks lately. I sit down for a quick sketch and don't end up looking up from the page until three hours later. The wonderful goddess of inspiration is definitely gracing me with her presence at the moment I just hope she brings along her good friend the goddess of divine skill so that some of these many paintings actually turn out good

Clump

This small painting tittled "clump" is for a little side project I'm doing. Its done with watercolour, pen and coloured pencil.
I'm really loving the watercolours lately even though they can be quite uncooperative at times, I'm enjoying the random textures.

Hercynia silva

You might be aware that Iam absolutely in love with forests especially cool climate forests with lots of pines. Recently I discovered the name of the mighty forest that once covered most of Germany and stretched all the way to the Carpathian mountains in the Ukraine. "Hercynia" and the old roman word for forest "silva". "Hercynia silva" doesn't that sound wonderful.
so last night I was searching for more info on the forest and came across this short film made by artists "Anna Abraham" and Jan Frederik Groot". This video is so close to perfect. To me it has the same feeling as my favourite black metal songs a kind of nostalgic longing mixed with dread. I cant explain it but I'm always chasing it.
hears the link. www.onlinefilm.org/en/film/43961

 

"In the northern region is the vast expanse of the Hercynian forest, untouched by the ages and coeval with the world, which surpasses all marvels by its almost immortal destiny." (Pliny, ‘Natural History’ 23-79 AD)