Rungholt

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Sturm, 10×30 cm, Pastell, 2010
© Astrid Volquardsen

»Was Mitte des 14. Jahrhunderts über die norddeutsche Küste hereinbricht, ist dort die verheerendste Sturmflut seit Menschengedenken – und eines der rätselhaften Ereignisse der deutschen Geschichte. Eine ganze Region versinkt in der Tiefe samt einer Stadt Rungholt, die sagenhaft reich gewesen sein soll: ein Atlantis der Nordsee. Nachforschungen bestätigen: Rungholt hat es tatsächlich gegeben.« (Quelle, ZDF)

Am Sonntagabend (19.9.10) untersucht das ZDF um 19:30 in der Sendung Terra X Atlantis der Nordsee, was damals geschah. Unter dem angegebenen Link sind eine Video-Vorschau und weitere Informationen rund um das Thema.

Wildkogel

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In Oktober I will be giving a workshop in Austria at the Wildkogel Hütte, at a height of 2000 m above ground. This is really exciting and today my tickets arrived for the cable railway. To it attached was a flyer with some photographs. It got me even more excited and I’m curious what the Alp mountains will look like in Oktober.

Flensborg Fjord

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Flensborg Fjord, 58×78 cm, Pastell, 2010

© Astrid Volquardsen
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Der Flensburger Fjord ist bekannt für sein schönes Segelrevier. Da es ein Grenzgewässer ist, tummeln sich dort dänische und deutsche Segler gleichermaßen.
Vor Flensburg passiert man die Ochseninseln, welche schon zu Dänemark gehören. Diese beiden Inseln bilden einen markanten Punkt in der Förde, an denen sich die Segler orientieren.
Dahinter liegt auf dem dänischen Festland Annies Kiosk in Sønderhav, wo es wahrscheinlich die besten dänischen Hot Dogs gibt.

Gamestopper

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Sketchbook, 2010
© Astrid Volquardsen

James Gurney wrote a very funny blog entry about gamestoppers, when something shuts down a plein air effort. If you haven’t read it, please go there and read the comments as well.
On Loriann Signori’s blog Richard Mckinley tells a story about some pastel sticks, that mysteriosly disappeared.

I had my last gamestopper at Convy Castle in Wales. I wanted to sketch and from a single bench I had the perfect view. As I sat there, happily sketching away I was startled by a loud »splash« and I looked right onto a giant pigeon pup next to me. I jumped up and as I was considering to sit down again, another giant pup landed on the very spot where I had sat before
I guess, you can call this a gamestopper too.

Wales Coastal Path

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One of the best opportunities to discover Wales beauty is probably the Wales Coast Path. From north to south the path covers 800 miles of stunning coastline. The path takes you along the shore with cliffs, down to sandy beaches and coves, small harbours, some nice Ins and tearomms and of cause some really great castles. This is defenatley a place I would love to come back. I did some sketches and what striked me most is the color of the water. It really is turquoise in a way – seemed to be somehow fake.

Sketchbook, 2010
© Astrid Volquardsen
© Astrid Volquardsen
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