tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888243227813562762024-03-15T18:10:13.163-07:00M's Art ImpressionsPaintings and More Martinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13574063839585346586noreply@blogger.comBlogger510125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-288824322781356276.post-20967900427855567642018-02-13T09:05:00.000-08:002018-07-11T03:04:45.956-07:00Moving Circles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>In my experience, life creates with circles and moves in circles. Dancing Circles that overlay, connect and interact. </i></h2>
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More big circle paintings happening in my studi recently, creating gently moves, connecting, interacting, circling towards spring. The more i work with this theme of circles, the more it fascinates me. </div>
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These paintings are done in acryllics and highly pigmented gouache colours, to create a soft, powdery surface. They work in every direction and can be turnedand grouped in different ways. Each way, the impressions they create look different.</div>
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I don't believe that life is linear. I think of it as circles - concentric circles that connect.<br />
Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/michelle_williams_432139?src=t_circles</div>
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I don't believe that life is linear. I think of it as circles - concentric circles that connect.<br />
Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/michelle_williams_432139?src=t_circles</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>The latest painting of my recent "Circles" series. </b>Circles is a theme that keeps to inspire and amaze me. The more i get inro it, the more i see and the more is there to express. Like worlds within worlds, complexity and simplicity.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Hello and welcome toa new year of art and blogging lovelies. </b>I know for some of you 2017 is not new anymore, but for me, shaking of hibbernation mode took a while this year. I decided to officially start a new cycle with the start of the chinese new year this time - the <a href="http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/chinese-zodiac/rooster.htm">year of the rooster.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>As in my role as artist/editor and designer i have to juggle with several balls at once</b> - and also need time to just live and dream, it is so important to re-evalue what i do, to re-organize, to let go of things, to make the right decsiions and to make things sleek and easy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>What this really means for</b> my paintings, i have to find out yet. I have been busy with a big brochure project for a client and took a break from painting. as i do soemtimes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">At the moment, i'm strolling around some new canvases and get more and more excited to get started again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I recently saw an awesome show of work by one of my fave sculpture artists, <a href="http://www.tony-cragg.com/"><i>Tony Cragg, </i></a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> His sculptures are complex and simple at the same time. They have a strong presence about them, almost like living beings. And they certainly invite us to take a closer look, to look at things from a differnet angle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">A piece that has a place in art-history but is available for an affordable price is this one that caught my eye byabstarct artist <a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Arp">Hans Arp.</a>It is simple and elegant, and fits with my new motto.</span></div>
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Lot 10: <b>Signes (Hans Arp)</b></div>
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<b>The pictures above </b>were taken in the house of a friend of mine, who is an interior designer and who renovated an old house with a big surrounding garden,.</div>
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<b>It's always amazing to see my paintings in new rooms</b> and find the ideal spot to present them. Colour is like music to me and a painting adds something like a happy sound if the place is right. In this case, the pink painting works like a bridge between outside and inside, accentuated by fresh bouquets of flowers from the garden. </div>
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<b>The red chandellier paintings add warmth and cozyness</b> to the living room with the big blue sofa</div>
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<b>The big purple Allium flowers</b> are especially inspiring to me wether in bloom or dried up and have shown up in a number of paintings already.</div>
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I'm trying to do what I
have never done - give the impression one has on entering a room: one
sees everything and at the same time nothing.
Pierre Bonnard<br /> Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/p/pierre_bonnard.html</div>
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It is still color, it is not yet light.
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I'm trying to do what I
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I'm trying to do what I
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Pierre Bonnard<br /> Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/p/pierre_bonnard.html</div>
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<b>Dear friends, it's been a looooooong time</b> since my last post here and i've been missing you. I was incredibly busy with the relaunch of our german parenting magazine website, KidsLife, which had to have a complete makeover. You can have a look at it <a href="http://www.kidslife-magazin.de/">here:</a></div>
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<b>It reminded me somehow on one of the famous Ballets russes</b> i love-<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxs8MrPZUIg"> l'Après midi d'un Faune</a> - with and by the dancer Nijinski. Evoking this pantheist vision of wild and innocent nature spirit, but in an abstarct way is what has always inpired mw. I now have the idea of creating a video with my paintings, set in motion by light and shadow. Let's see what comes from it.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>A recent painting</b> in soft shades that has something like a mother of pearl glow to it. Even thougn i didn't really plan on painting an "octopus garden" it looks like just that to me. Light that shines into an underwater world, where plants and sea creatures sway in a soft, iilluminated ocean breeze. It is very interesting how, when a painting is done in an intuitive way, it develops a life and a will of it's own!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>How's your summer so far my lovelies</b>? Here, it's unusually cool and even in July we need a fire or warm blankets to sit outside on most evenings.But it's quite a lovely weather to get things done and the light, filtered by clouds is good for painting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">This is what i've been working on in my staudio lately. Circles are abstract and yet, they have a lot of meaning. They are strong shapes, dynamic and closed at the same time. Simple shapes in many kayers leave room for colors to expamd and for the mind to conrmplate.Movement, music - yes, in many ways, colors are like music to me!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life</i></span></span></span><br />
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The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>Do you love art? </b>To me, great art ist
he most important thing in giving a house atmosphere and personal style. A
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perspective and more dimensions to your daily surroundings. A piece of art is
also like a friend who makes you feel welcome, who invites you to appreciate
life and look at things from a different angle.</span></span></span></span></span></span> Everyone should have some art in their lives. And the best way to
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you want to live with, something that makes your heart sing. Something that
speaks to you and makes you happy. As a beginner, it’s a mistake to buy a piece
of art primarily as an investment – especially if you don’t have large sums to
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to exhibitions, art galleries, art fairs and visit studios of arists you or
some friends of yours might know. Art fairs are a good way too, to see, what is
out there, but they can be overwhelming.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>As art fairs are very hip at the moment, a lot of smaller ones are out
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>My painter friend Sabina Wörner in her studio in Cologne with an american indian friend</i></span></div>
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your art collection is not meant to build a new museum but for your own walls,
so think about the space you have, before you step out and buy something.</span></span></span></span></span></span></h3>
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size and proportions for your walls, the colours and style you feel good with
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internet is a vast source of art – not just to look at it and learn about it,
but also to buy it. It’s like a vast buffet of almost anything you can think
of. While the internet is a great way to find affordable prints, special<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>editions and photography, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>take care:</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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far as original oil or acrylic paintings are concerned., there can a big
difference between a photo and the actual piece of art. So, if you buy an
original painting, better not buy it from a web-shop, but from an art gallery
or from an artist directly. Look at the piece itself, not at the picture o fit,
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">Training your eyes and your intuition might
take years, but finding a future star is pure excitement and every art
collector dreams of getting something for a bargain, that one day brings a
fortune.. Slowly build up your knowlwdge on art and sometimes do some
background research on the artists you like . Have they been featured in any
exhibitions? Have they won any competitions or prizes? Have they been written
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prints and drawings are deicate<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- and can
quickly be damaged and thus loose value. Expensive Works on paper should ideally be framed
with ultraviolet light-resistance glass. </span></span></span></span></div>
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on how to start your own fine art collection <a href="http://www.invaluable.com/blog/how-to-start-a-fine-art-collection/">here</a></span></span></span></span></div>
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<b>Just a glimpse at what i'm working on, </b>giving the colour room and space to expand, to breathe.While nature still shivers under cold winds, tropical shades are warming my soul. </div>
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<b>Recently, i've been teaching some courses</b>, working in a mixed-media collage technique, which is womderful to work through blocks and discover your creative potential. More about this in the next post. Have a fantastic rest of the week lovelies!</div>
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<b>As spring is already "in the making"</b> and sunshiny air mixed with birdsong floats into my rooms - my collour palette switches to brighter and softer shades too. The abstract floral paintings above are almost finished now.<br />
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<b>And "almost finished</b>"often is, at least for me - the most difficult phase in getting a piece of work done. Because, adding a little bit of the wrong shape or colour, can change the whole thing. Since i'm painting from intuition, the time and the mood must be right, to achieve harmony and perfection.<br />
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<b>A painting of my little feline friend,</b> venturing out into the garden on a summers day. Light dappling through leaves and branches, flowers exhaling scent, petals falling down from the trees, berries glowing un the shades of rose bushes.<br />
Tiny insects dancing in a sunny haze, a bird singing somewhere high up. Maybe not to high, maybe aware of velvety paws approaching over an emerald lawn ...<br />
After all this cat, dangerous to feathered friends as he might be, sometimes just liked to roll around beneath the tulips and daffodils, lazy and tipsy from all the ebautifull colours and snells that surround him.<br />
It's still winter here in germany, but earth is preparing for spring. nd spring already started here in my studio, More glimpses of what i'm working on in my next post.<br />
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Martinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13574063839585346586noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-288824322781356276.post-56418612588864575032016-01-03T11:26:00.000-08:002016-01-03T11:26:27.773-08:00A fresh start<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We had a very busy and social time around christmas and now, January seems to start kind of slowly, quietly. I am in preparation mode, still pondering about all the things i want to do. Paintings, courses, designs, a book? I believe that, when we nourish our roots, juices will rise in time, and plants will start to grow. A recent painting that fits the mood of the moment, inspired by a beautiful rose quartz i have on my desk, and and the element of water. </div>
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Hope you're having a gentle, easy and positive start to your january and look forward to visit you soon!</div>
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<b>We've recently been to Berlin</b> to celebrate the first official song release by one of my favorite artists ever, not just because he's our youngest son ;) His artist name is "Schlindwein" and the song is called "Higher" - and it just takes you higher ...and higher .... have a look here and dance with me:</div>
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It's true, paintings do generate light if colors are used in the right way, and the vibrations of color can literally warm us, cool us, make us feel safe and happy. The new paintings above carry the rich and tropical shades i crave for right now. </div>
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Christmas time has officially started and i wish you a lovely week, filled with the smell of cinnamon, apples, oranges and wintergreen twigs!</div>
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I've been inspired by Octobers vibrant palette and have worked on a series of new paintings with abstract botanical impressions. The picture above gives a glimpse of Indian Summer in my studio, which is still in full swing and will be celebrated in style here soon.</div>
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I hope November is warm and cozy on your end, and you enjoy the golden leaves flying in the air as much as i do!</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #141823; line-height: 16px;">It came out so professional in every detail that we could hardly believe it. For they had only a small budget, mainly sponsored by "<a href="http://www.finger-weg.info/">Finger weg"</a> an organisation that works to prevent violence against kids.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #141823; line-height: 16px;">The film is a modern fairy tale, based on "Hänsel and Gretel" by the Grimm brothers, but mainly telling the story of 11 years old Marvin, who is mistreated by his mother and escapes in a dream-world, where he fights and wins against the wicked witch, thus getting his strength back and keeping his integrity.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #141823; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 16px;">They put so much love, care and work into every detail, that i think it's going to be a hit at various short film festivals in the coming year. </span></span><br />
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<b>Some street art from Italy</b> - just impressions i caught, while walking the little streets of the ancient town called Albenga, situated at the Ligurian coast. The combination of zesty yellow, sweet pink and mellow grey is something i want to use in one of the next paintings. Yellow and pink is my happy combination, and the grey and creamy white ads a touch of softness to the mix.</div>
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It's grey outside here and soft rain is falling. Am preparing for a weekend visit by two close friends of mine, and look forward to an exciting film-premiere on sunday, featuring the work of some people very dear to me -more about it in the next post!</div>
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Looking at those lemons, i'm thinking about making lemon spaghetti for lunch today, so easy and delicious! Find the recipe <a href="http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/pasta-recipes/lemon-linguine/#uIcyQcvsUEEppWAg.97">here</a>!</div>
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1. The clear and sunny light is beautiful in September - and i often sat outside painting what i saw, but putting it together in a new way - like these two little pieces.. They are framed in a double frame by <a href="http://www.kidslife-magazin.de/articulate.html">Articulate Gallery</a>,<br />
2. Walking in sandals, shopping fresh fruit., veggies and flowers is one of my summer delights and every day seems special to me know - as we're approaching the beginning of fall.<br />
3. A midday espresso, from my new <a href="http://www.kidslife-magazin.de/kapsel-kaffeemaschine.html">coffee machin</a>e reading news from dear friends - time to breathe and make the moment count.<br />
4. My son Marin alias <a href="https://www.facebook.com/marin.schlindwein">Schlindwein</a> had his first solo live gig in a funky Nhow Hotel in Berlin - so cool!<br />
5. A mini-spa break for body and soul sometimes is just what the doctor asked for. Since a while ago i badly hurt my foot and we had many things to deal with, hubby and i treated ourselves to some much needed downtime at the gorgeous <a href="http://www.bollants.de/">Bollants</a> , not very far from us in Bad Sobernheim.<br />
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What else will September have in store? First of all, i hope a fabulous weekend for you my lovelies.<br />
Visiting YOU is a highlight all through the year!Martinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13574063839585346586noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-288824322781356276.post-83572898014280581632015-09-04T07:39:00.000-07:002015-09-04T07:39:13.910-07:00Late summer colors<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Two little blue paintings</b> of a series of four that i'm working on - since quite a while. They have been changing -until now they resemble treflections of the night sky in a pond, lit from the inside. They are quite dreamy, but yet the blue is strong and vibrant and the small dots of color shine like exotic fishes in the ocean. </div>
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<b>Hope your week gets of to a sparkling start lovelies!</b> Enjoy the summer sky and the heavenly blue hour just before darkness if you can - the hour, when the work is done and people in Italy assemble in bars for their "Aperitivi" - a ritual i like very much and think about importing here.</div>
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Drinks, some small bites and relaxed chit chat, before everybody goes home - or - elsewhere - to have dinne., A casual celebartion to let go of the tension of the day, to shake your feathers and dive into the moment.</div>
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Join me tonight?</div>
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I have been quite busy in my studio lately. trying to make the best out of summers expansive energy. The big canvas paintings i'm just about to finish capture the warm, yellow golden glow of sunshine in the garden, the play of light and shadow, the sense of things blooming and ripening, while we feel relaxed like the black cat, sunshine on her fur..<br />
I hope you're all having a bright and wonderful start to the your week and enjoy the best of August!Martinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13574063839585346586noreply@blogger.com11