Under the bow
Tomorrow opens my solo show. Nocturne – When night falls. I am really excited and pleased with all the paintings. It went a lot of work into this and now I am only looking forward to the private view. … Read More
Nocturne: 13×13 cm
Pilot, 13×13 cm, Pastel, © 2015, Astrid Volquardsen ab dem 15. Oktober im Reepschlägerhaus in Wedel/ Hamburg In this show I will have 10 paintings of my very small format of 13×13cm. These small frames are difficult to hang so … Read More
Pilot on Board
»Pilot on bord« is the largest painting in my upcoming exhibition. (27×101 cm). When I paint something big, I want to emphasize something, in this case the size differenze of the pilot boat and the big ship. Pilot on … Read More
The seemingly unimpressive grey
After I had posted my painting about Falkensteiner bank I receive an email from Hartmut: Your painting Falkensteiner bank is a wonderful perfect painting. Wonderful, because now I see the world differently again after your explanations about color. Looking at … Read More
Pigments: A decission for quality
Besides the painting surface one of the most important tools of an artist are the pigments which she or he uses. Different kind of qualities are offered and in my opinion it’s essential for the quality and longevity of a … Read More
The Story Of Unison Color -2011 IAPS Presentation
During Summer 2011, The Managing Director of Unison Colour, Kate Hersey, travelled to New Mexico to the pastel convention where Kate attended as keynote speaker. In her talk she gave a brief history of Unison Colour and described how the … Read More
Caran d’Ache Pastel Pencils and Pastel Cubes
© Astrid Volquardsen Pastel artists usually use different kind of brands because »the« pastel stick simply does not exist. Depending on the softness of the pastel stick and the type of paper or support being used there are a different … Read More