On a cold Winter's day

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on a cold Winter's day 

SIZE: 15,7 in. x 15,7 in. - 40 x 40 cm
PAPER: GUARDI ARTISTICO - TORCHON 300 g/m²

COLORS: SCHMINCKE SUPER GRANULATION WATERCOLORS 

2024 © ISABELLA KRAMER

 December 2024 Challenge at the Facebook Watercolour Group The Watercolour Challenge

Ich wünsche Euch von Herzen ein Frohes Weihnachtsfest mit unvergesslich schönen, harmonischen und friedvollen Augenblicken und der Muße ebendiese genießen zu können und für das Neue Jahr einen glücklichen Wechsel und viel Positives und Lebenswertes in 2025.  

I want to thank you from my heart for your so kind interest in my work, 
for your supportive comments and your wonderful friendship during all these years blogging here. 

I wish you Merry Christmas for you and yours
and a fantastic, creative, healthy and peaceful 2025!!  

Cordially yours,

Isabella 

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A Lighthouse Winter

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A Lighthouse Winter

SIZE: 20 cm x 20 cm - 5,5" x 5,5"

PAINTING GROUND: AMPERSAND AQUABORD 3 mm

2024 © ISABELLA KRAMER

The last nice snow that we had was in January 2021. So, the hope of having a white Christmas this year is again zero. Yeah, we’re painters, so we paint our own winter dreams.

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Following the Star

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Following the Star 

SIZE: 24 in. x 18 in. - 61 x 46 cm 

PAPER: BAOHONG COLD PRESSED 300 g/m²

2024 © ISABELLA KRAMER

My version of Tom Shepherd's wonderful tutorial "Three Kings" at his online art school. 

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Be the candle!

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Be the Candle! 

SIZE: 20 cm x 20 cm - 5,5" x 5,5"

PAINTING GROUND: AMPERSAND ARTIST PANEL 

COLORS: DANIEL SMITH, and WINSOR & NEWTON watercolors

2024 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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There are two ways of spreading light:
to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.

- Edith Wharton

ich wünsche Euch einen besinnlichen und harmonischen 3. Advent.


herzlichst isabella

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Waiting for Christmas

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Waiting for Christmas

SIZE: 24 cm x 30 cm - 9,4 inch x 11,8 inch

PAINTING GROUND: AMPERSAND AQUABORD 3 mm

2024 © ISABELLA KRAMER

It is a special story behind this painting, not even a Christmas story but a story about a destroyed Aquabord. The first painting on this board was a woman portrait, and there was no point in which I was delighted with the result. But I've created deep scratches for the woman's wind-blown hair. After cleaning the painting ground, they stood there. So I thought that I could use it like a sketchbook and create, with no pressure on my shoulders, just a small Christmas doodle. It came out so nice that I decided to show it to you, and I hope that it will put you in a perfect mood for the upcoming Christmas days. Sure, the scratches are still there, but they don't bother me. 

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