colors and living

abandoned

at a strip mall in Vienna, Austria on March 10, 2018 (mixed media on watercolor paper, 12.5 x 16 cm/~ 5 x 6.5", one a little smaller)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ArtAbandonment

new work

february - with a promise of march
watercolor, ink on 300 g/140 lb watercolor paper, 14 x 19 cm/ 5.5 x 7.5"

try climbing
watercolor, ink on 300 g/140 lb watercolor paper, 14 x 19 cm/ 5.5 x 7.5"

alien - the egg gatherer

watercolor, ink on 300 g/140 lb watercolor paper, 14 x 19 cm/ 5.5 x 7.5"

Drawn while watching "Alien" for the *umpteenth* time in (GULP) ~35 years. And I still consider it to be freaking *awesome*. SW just rocks my world as Ripley.

wednesday news

mourner's flowers
watercolor, ink on 300 g/140 lb watercolor paper, 12.5 x 16 cm/~ 5 x 6.5"

bloomsday
watercolor, ink on 300 g/140 lb watercolor paper, 14 x 19 cm/ 5.5 x 7.5"

crack growth
watercolor, ink on 300 g/140 lb watercolor paper, 6 x 9"/~ 15 x 23 cm

new small ones

some fave quotes
watercolor, ink on 300 g/140 lb watercolor paper, 12.5 x 16 cm/~ 5 x 6.5" each

trippin' bad at the river's edge (Danube, Ybbs, 1981)
watercolor, ink on 300 g/140 lb watercolor paper, 12.5 x 16 cm/~ 5 x 6.5"

don't believe
watercolor, ink on 300 g/140 lb watercolor paper, 12.5 x 16 cm/~ 5 x 6.5"

paintings and doodles

fatigue
watercolor, ink on 300 g/140 lb watercolor paper, 9.5 x 13.5 cm/~ 3.75 x 5.25"

black, with holes
watercolor, ink on 300 g/140 lb watercolor paper, ~ 12.5 x 14.5 cm/~ 5 x 5.5"

doodle flower
watercolor, ink on 300 g/140 lb watercolor paper, 12.5 x 16 cm/~ 5 x 6.5"

doodle fish
watercolor, ink on 300 g/140 lb watercolor paper, 12.5 x 16 cm/~ 5 x 6.5"

ashes to ashes
watercolor, ink on 300 g/140 lb watercolor paper, 12.5 x 16 cm/~ 5 x 6.5"

good day, bad day

good day, bad day
watercolor and color pencil, ca. A6 sized each

small paintings

"Shaken, or stirred?"
watercolor and ink, ca. A5 sized

"spent"
watercolor and ink, ca. A5 sized

"flowery pattern meditation"
watercolor and ink, ca. A5 sized

"not"
acrylics and ink, ca. A5 sized

"gore"
acrylics and ink, ca. A5 sized

drawings, paintings

mornings
ink on Canson XL Dessin Noir 150 gsm/92 lb drawing paper, 14 x 28 cm / ~ 5,5 x 8,3"

"Not red," Mother said.
watercolor, watercolor pencil, graphite pencil, ink on 300 g/140 lb Fabriano Artistico hot pressed watercolor paper, 9.5 x 14 cm/~ 3.75 x 5.5"

"So strange," they thought.
watercolor, watercolor pencil, graphite pencil, ink on 300 g/140 lb Fabriano Artistico hot pressed watercolor paper, 9.5 x 14 cm/~ 3.75 x 5.5"

So many
watercolor, watercolor pencil, graphite pencil, ink on 300 g/140 lb Fabriano Artistico hot pressed watercolor paper, 9.5 x 14 cm/~ 3.75 x 5.5"

Joy
watercolor, watercolor pencil, graphite pencil, ink on 300 g/140 lb Fabriano Artistico hot pressed watercolor paper, 9.5 x 14 cm/~ 3.75 x 5.5"

October Sitter
watercolor, colored pencil, ink on 300 g/140 lb Fabriano Artistico hot pressed watercolor paper, 9.5 x 14 cm/~ 3.75 x 5.5"

Companions
watercolor, colored pencil, ink on 300 g/140 lb Fabriano Artistico hot pressed watercolor paper, 9.5 x 14 cm/~ 3.75 x 5.5"

Stained
watercolor, colored pencil, ink on 640 gsm Khadi paper, 10.5 x 14.8 cm /~ 4.1 x 5.8"

drawings, paintings

impact aftermath
watercolor, ink, charcoal on 300 g/140 lbs watercolor paper, 6 x 9"/~ 15 x 23 cm

you weren't promised Rochester
water soluble marker on 300 g/140 lbs watercolor paper, 6 x 9"/~ 15 x 23 cm

stripes
ink on Canson XL Dessin Noir 150 gsm/92 lb drawing paper, 14 x 28 cm / ~ 5,5 x 8,3"

little paintings/drawings

hyenas like pretty
watercolor, graphite, ink on 300 g/140 lbs watercolor paper, 9.5 x 14 cm/~ 3.75 x 5.5"

the little town that grew
watercolor, ink on 300 g/140 lbs watercolor paper, 9.5 x 14 cm/~ 3.75 x 5.5"

you took me to the water
watercolor, ink on 300 g/140 lbs watercolor paper, 9.5 x 14 cm/~ 3.75 x 5.5"

eyes open, mouth closed, repeat

watercolor and ink on 300 g/140 lbs watercolor paper, 6 x 9"/~ 15 x 23 cm

Niemandskind

watercolor on 300 g/140 lbs watercolor paper (Fabriano Artistico, rough grain), 7,5 x 11" / 17,8 x 28 cm

desert mood

Almásy
watercolor and ink on 300 g/140 lbs watercolor paper, 6 x 9"/~ 15 x 23 cm

swimmer and saffron
watercolor on 300 g/140 lbs watercolor paper (Fabriano Artistico, rough grain), 7,5 x 11" / 17,8 x 28 cm

And once more I chose to torture myself. I cannot count how often I watched "The English Patient" in the last 19 years. Which is dangerous for someone who is melancholic on good days. But since I'm also a hopeless romantic, I need to watch a film like this from time to time. I just need to be extremely careful in handling myself afterwards. This might sound funny to someone who doesn't know depression (and let me say I'm *happy* for everyone who doesn't know), but I need to catch myself quickly, should I notice the all too familiar downward spiral. Still, I need the torture from time to time, this film, to me, is worth the danger. Almásy talking to Katharine about different winds during the sandstorm in the car, touching her hair for the first time is all it needs to bring me to my knees. Especially knowing so well what is to come.

29 faces - 29 of 29

29 faces challenge 
29 of 29: watercolor and graphite pencil on 300 g/140 lbs watercolor paper, 12,5 x 16 cm/~ 5 x 6,3"

29 faces - 28 of 29

29 faces challenge 
28 of 29: watercolor and graphite pencil on 300 g/140 lbs watercolor paper, 12,5 x 16 cm/~ 5 x 6,3"

29 faces - 27 of 29

29 faces challenge 
27 of 29: watercolor and graphite pencil on 300 g/140 lbs watercolor paper, 12,5 x 16 cm/~ 5 x 6,3"

29 faces - 26 of 29

29 faces challenge 
26 of 29: watercolor and graphite pencil on 300 g/140 lbs watercolor paper, 12,5 x 16 cm/~ 5 x 6,3"

29 faces - 25 of 29

29 faces challenge 
25 of 29: watercolor and graphite pencil on 300 g/140 lbs watercolor paper, 12,5 x 16 cm/~ 5 x 6,3"