Certainty .. . in anticipation of March, I no longer have any respect for winter

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Certainty...
In anticipation of March, I no longer
Have any respect for Winter*




SIZE: 15,7 in. x 15,7 in. - 40 x 40 cm
PAPER: GUARDI ARTISTICO - TORCHON 300 g/m²
COLORS: ROCKWELL CANADA - THE MAGIC SET  extra fine watercolors
2026 © ISABELLA KRAMER


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* Gewissheit: ... in Erwartung des März hab ich keinen Respekt mehr vor dem Winter... Bettina von Arnim in einem Brief an ihren Bruder Clemens Brentano in den Jahren 1801 - 1803. in einem Brief an ihren Bruder Clemens Brentano in den Jahren 1801 - 1803

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The Simple Man - L.S. Lowry - reworked

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The Simple Man - L. S. Lowry - reworked

SIZE: 15,7 in. x 15,7 in. - 40 x 40 cm
PAPER: GUARDI ARTISTICO - TORCHON 300 g/m²
COLORS: DANIEL SMITH WATERCOLORS +  ROCKWELL CANADA WATERCOLORS 

2026 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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"I am a simple man, and I use simple materials:
Ivory Black, Vermilion, Prussian Blue, Yellow Ochre,
Flake White and no medium.
That’s all I’ve ever used in my paintings."

-  L.S. Lowry, 1887 - 1976



 A question of backgrounding is my actual theme. And this portrait comes to my mind when I think about how important a background is. I reworked it today, and I like how it turned out and hope you do too.



first version




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Woman from the Suri Tribe, Ethiopia

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Woman from the Suri Tribe, Ethiopia


SIZE: 12 in. x 9 in. - 30,5 x 22,9 cm
PAPER: YASUTOMO STONEPAPER 150 g/m²
COLORS: QOR WATERCOLORS

2026 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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One monthly highlight is the painting challenge hosted by @eli_notario. This month, the expressive reference photo was taken by @spencer_travel_photographer








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The Innocence of Pakistan

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The Innocence of Pakistan 



SIZE:
  36 x 26 cm
PAPER: 
BAOHONG ROUGH 300 g/m²
COLORS:  ROCKWELL CANADA - The Magic collection watercolors


2026© ISABELLA KRAMER



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One monthly highlight is the painting challenge hosted by @eli_notario. This month, the expressive reference photo was taken by @ingridkoedood_photography




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Lady Helen Venetia Vincent Viscountess d’Abernon - reworked

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Lady Helen Venetia Vincent Viscountess d’Abernon

SIZE:  15 in. x 22 in. - 38 x 56 cm (half sheet)
PAPER: BOCKINGFORD ROUGH 300 g/m²
COLORS: ROCKWELL CANADA - The Magic collection watercolors

2025© ISABELLA KRAMER


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  A painting is not finished when it is put in a frame; it is finished when it is marked by the hand of the artist.
  
 -  John Singer Sargent


That's my version of John Singer Sargent's Lady Helen Venetia Vincent. 


A question of backgrounding - this portrait comes to my mind when I think about how important a background is. So I reworked it today, and I like how it turned out, and I hope you do too.


That's the first version of it




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