Hamburg Port

19 Feb 2012

Winterrest (II)

by Astrid | 1

Winterrest (II) – study, 5×5 inch, Pastel © Astrid Volquardsen, 2012 sold Two weeks ago the ships were in from grip of the ice. Now that the Siberian cold front is gone the ships are set free. I was especially … Read More

12 Feb 2012

Winterrest

by Astrid | 5

Winterrest (I) – study, 5×5 inch, Pastel © Astrid Volquardsen, 2012 sold Right in the heart of the new Harbour City old trationell ship can be found. In the summer time one can join the crew on their trips. But … Read More

7 Feb 2012

Ice Drift

by Astrid | 11

Last weekend we went to the harbour of Hamburg to watch the ice drift. Because of the Sibirien cold front the ice growth on the river is increasing day by day. This part of the river is still under the … Read More

22 Jan 2012

Red Tug

by Astrid | 6

Red Tug (II), 30×30cm, Pastel © Astrid Volquardsen, 2011 sold It is such a good feeling to use other color combinations as I have done so far in my older paintings. There is now again this special klick deep inside … Read More

15 Jan 2012

Winter evening

by Astrid | 6

Winterabend, 14×41 cm, Pastell © Astrid Volquardsen, 2012 The river Elbe has a very magic moment in early winter evenings, when the pancake ice ( it’s really called this way) covers the water surface. The cargo ship and tug boat … Read More

31 Dec 2011

Full speed ahead!

by Astrid | 1

Full speed ahead, 5×5 inch, Pastel © Astrid Volquardsen, 2011 Who would have thought that the title Full speed ahead would make such a good new years resolution? Sometimes I think what a great pity it is, that you can’t … Read More

18 Dec 2011

Upstream

by Astrid | 1

»Elbaufwärts« Pastell, 2011, 20×98 cm, © Astrid Volquardsen, 1450 Euro ( inkludes frame and museumsglas) It was one of the last summer days on the river Elbe and the water was very calm. It can be quite different on this … Read More