For some time I have been part of a creative group CreateART+ in the German-speaking area that wants to network and encourage Christian artists. We meet monthly via Zoom to share testimonies and report on how we are doing.
Internally we hold workshops from time to time. So this week there was a workshop that was supposed to help us create creative art spontaneously. This workshop was very cool because it gave me new ideas. I suddenly felt like painting over the artist's watercolor pencils I used for the exercise. The result was a very cool effect that I would now like to use more often. Here my results:
Last week I used the Bavarian public holiday to visit my parents for over a week. I took the opportunity to work in the home office for 2 days. This week it was mostly very hot and bright weather.
I had brought my diorama from the deer jump (Hirschsprung) with me to photograph it at the location that served as a template for me.
The Höllental (valley of hell)is a deep V-shaped valley in the Franconian Forest. The valley, which is a nature reserve, is beautiful. The village of Hölle (hell) is at the entrance to the valley, at the end of which there used to be the zone border. The barbed wire fence, with the watchtowers and the self-firing systems. Luckily that's all history.
My twin sister and my father accompanied me. Already when we left, the sky was turning dark with mighty clouds: A thunderstorm was announced! Since the descent was quite steep and poorly developed, it was not without its dangers. So we had to hurry.
In dem Mentoringprogramm „Created to Thrive“ sind wir herausgefordert uns Gedanken zu machen, wie wir im Sommer mehr Kunst verkaufen können. Ich habe mir einige Gedanken dazu gemacht, euch Produkte in verschiedenen Preiskategorien vorgestellt und euch tolle Preise zusammengestellt, je nachdem wie groß der Warenkorb ist.
For a while I've been looking for ways to backlight pictures in a frame. Some motifs already have a very high luminosity, so that it makes sense to additionally illuminate them.
Now there are very professional variants such as light boxes, where the technology alone costs several hundred euros. So I was looking for a nicer yet cheaper option. I found a way, even if I'm not quite satisfied with the luminosity. But for a start it looks very nice. Of course, other motifs are also possible on request.
Here are some short videos to give you a better impression of the light frame.
Ich habe ja bereits vor einiger Zeit eine neue Form der Kunst gepostet, die ich als ► 3D Bild bezeichnet habe. Ich habe den ►deer jump (Hirschsprung) vom Höllental aus meiner Heimat dem Frankenwald, in mehreren Ebenen gezeichnet. Die ursprüngliche Idee war einen Tiefeneffekt zu erzielen.
Leider war der Zwischenraum zwischen den beiden Glasplatten nicht sehr groß, so dass die räumliche Wirkung sehr beschränkt war. Dafür konnte ich hier den Himmel freilassen und man konnte sehr schön durch das Bild hindurch schauen.
Jetzt habe ich einen Rahmen gefunden, wo mehr Platz ist. So konnte ich die einzelnen Ebenen wirklich mit einem schönen Abstand zueinander legen. Jetzt gibt es einen wunderbaren räumlichen Effekt. Dafür ist der Hintergrund nicht transparent. Aber mit blauem Himmel im Hintergrund kommt es ja auch sehr toll.
Welche Version gefällt euch besser?
Hier könnt ihr das Kunstwerk kaufen und euch einige Kurzvideos dazu anschauen.
Klick auf das Bild, um das Kurzvideo auf YouTube anzuschauen
I tried something new again. I made some line drawings with fineliners on dark drawing board. Then I added highlights with a white artist watercolor pencil and finally highlighted with a golden Edding Paint marker. I'm quite happy with the results! The scans don't really reflect the effects. Therefore, please take a look at the short videos, where this is more recognizable.
Click on the picture to see the short video on YouTube
Click on the picture to see the short video on YouTube
Click on the picture to see the short video on YouTube
What do you think of the pictures and the approach? Do you have any other ideas or suggestions?
You can purchase the drawings in my shop as originals (on request also as art prints, posters, etc.):
I have added my latest fineliner picture to my shop. With this picture I tried something new. I drew on a dark drawing board with my fineliners and highlighted individual areas with a white colored pencil. Then I set accents with a golden edding.
The manger of Jesus from the stable in Bethlehem inspired me in the picture. We can come to rest with Jesus, even when everything around us is raging, chaos is spreading and challenges are getting out of hand. This peace is possible because Jesus laid down his life.
You can buy the picture here, the video on the left gives a better feel for the picture. Of course, art prints, posters and other reproductions are also possible on request.
Time and time again, customers have commissioned me with several paintings. That's why I have a special offer for exactly these people. From now on, commissioned paintings can be subscribed to at a special price.
The following requirements apply: At least 3 paintings, after that the subscription can be canceled at any time. You can decide for yourself when the next picture is commissioned. However, it should be at least 1 painting a year. The subscription remains in effect until you cancel it. The price per picture remains the same as long as the subscription exists (even if I otherwise increase my prices in the meantime).
The standard format is DinA 4 with my artists' watercolor pencils (other formats and techniques in consultation).
The following is possible:
I pray for you (or another person/group), I convert the impression into a painting
I am implementing a personal prophetic word that is important to you
I will do a special Bible passage as a painting for you (e.g. baptism, confirmation or wedding verse)
You choose one of the already existing original paintings from my inventory
etc.
The fee for the respective painting is due in advance, but can also be paid in installments.
I took this picture in May 2017, although Easter was a while ago. I suddenly had the picture of the empty tomb in mind and the power that lies in the resurrection of Jesus. That's why the grave shines so much in my picture. The title puns on a similar image by one of my favorite artists: ► Rodney Matthews. This is a play with words with "sunrise" and "Son" as Jesus is the Son of God.
„Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen!“
Luke 24: 5+6
On request, the picture is of course also available as an art print, poster, canvas or as a custom-made product such as a pillow or blanket.
I'm very happy to be able to present you a new commissioned painting that I was able to finish recently. It was the second commission from a friend in the church, each for one of her daughters.
The picture totally challenged me, for a long time I wasn't sure how to approach the whole thing. I started several attempts, even with some digital sketches.
Digital sketch 1
Click on the image to watch the video on YouTube
Digital sketch 2
This is what I wrote to the recipient about my impression:
Hello [...], your mother asked me to pray for you and then to paint my impression as a picture with my colored pencils. Here's what I received for you when I heard for you. I saw you squeeze through a crack in the ground. You left the level you were on before, climbed through the rift to the new level and are now in a whole new land.
What now lies before you is completely blank and unknown. But it was necessary to leave the familiar, well-known level behind you and dare something new. Somehow that wasn't the usual way to leave something behind either. That can be quite challenging, because you have to find your way in the new environment first.
But it is Jesus who has led you to the new level and He will also be with you in the new phase, accompanying you and helping you. Have courage, God is with you!
Warm regards and God’s bless Johannes
If you want to find out what a personal picture could look like for you, then click ►here
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