28 Jan 2015

Plein Air: Box for wet oil paintings

by Astrid | 2

I needed a light wait transport box for my oil paintings when painting plein air. In Germany we don’t have the wooden boxes like they have in America or Great Britain. Furthermore these are too heavy for my taste as well so I just built a box made out of foambord. It was meant to be a temporary solution, but you know haw it goes with those. They tend to stick around for a long time.

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Tove

28th, January 2015 - 10:40 AM |

Hi Astrid,
tolle Idee, wenn man Malt, muß man auch sehr kreativ sein, es hilft ungemein…… wenn man es so ist wie Du.
Liebe Grüße
Tove
Ursula Rohleder

28th, January 2015 - 12:31 PM |

Hallo Astrid, seitdem ich vor Jahren Deine Ausstellung auf Föhr gesehen habe, verfolge ich mit Interesse Deinen Werdegang. Zu dieser Zeit habe ich gerade meine ersten Versuche mit Pastell gemacht. (sonst nur Bleistift oder Aquarell). Ich bin immer wieder begeistert, Deine Bilder zu sehen und freue mich auch über die vielen Tipps, die Du gibst. Das hilft mir manchmal, den richtigen Farbton zu treffen oder auch verschiedene Herangehensweisen für ein Bild zu lösen. Wunderbar Deine Bilder von St. Peter-Ording. Ich bin auch immer wieder gerne dort.
Herzliche Grüße Ursula

About me

I am fascinated by the light conditions of the countryside, particularly in Northern Germany. I grew up in Hamburg so I am used to the rugged countryside and sometimes bleak weather and light conditions. The light in northern country landscapes is very special and it is indescribably beautiful. It touches my soul and opens up my heart when I visit the coast and feel the elemental force of the sea.
As opposed to my seascapes, I am very interested in the closely cropped views of the harbor and its endless diversity of shapes and colors.

With pastel painting l have found the ideal medium to artistically and creatively transform these special conditions of illumination. I love to spread pigment on paper without anything else in between.
Pastel paintings come alive when you put different layers of colour on the canvas. This is a great artistic stimulus for me. Which combination of colour pigments can be used to achieve precisely the effect of light and shade that I want? During the artistic process, layers of colour are continually built up and removed until the light situation has been captured and the picture can unfold its unique illuminating power.

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Tove

Ursula Rohleder