April's Joy

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April's Joy

SIZE: 12 in. x 9 in. - 30,5 x 22,9 cm
PAPER: YASUTOMO STONEPAPER 150 g/m²
COLORS: DANIEL SMITH WATERCOLORS - AUSSIE RED GOLD

The No. 12 of my monochromatic portrait series 

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“Joy is never tomorrow, it's always now.”

 – Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

One monthly highlight is the painting challenge hosted by @eli_notario. This month, the inspiring reference photo was taken by Nicolas Kantor @nicolaskantor for @teenvogue Model @mindofkye Kyemah McEntyre

for more about this Monochrome Series

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fünf Hühnerchen

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fünf Hühnerchen

SIZE: 5,5  in. x 5,5 in. - 20 x 20 cm
PAPER: YASUTOMO STONEPAPER 150 g/m²

COLORS: DANIEL SMITH WATERCOLORS

2026 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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die Inspiration ist ein entzückendes Foto von Wikimedia commons

Die fünf Hühnerchen

Ich war mal in dem Dorfe,

Da gab es einen Sturm,

Da zankten sich fünf Hühnerchen

Um einen Regenwurm.

Und als kein Wurm mehr war zu sehn,

Da sagten alle: Piep!

Da hatten die fünf Hühnerchen

Einander wieder lieb.

- Victor Blühten, 1844-1920

Frohe Ostern ЧЕСТИТИ  ВЕЛИКДЕНСКИ  ПРАЗНИЦИ Glædelig påske Happy Easter Hyvää pääsiäistä Joyeuses Pâques Καλό Πάσχα Buona Pasqua Cáisc Shona Daoibh Sretan Uskrs Vrolijk Pasen Gledelig påske oder glad påske Wesołych Świąt Wielkanocnych Feliz Páscoa Paşte fericit С Пасхой Glad påsk Hristos Vaskrse Veselú Veľkú noc Felices Pascuas Veselé Velikonoce Paskalya Bayramınız kutlu olsun Boldog Húsvéti Ünnepeket

das wünsche ich Euch allen von Herzen


Eure Isabella 

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Miss Beatrix Potter & Peter Rabbit

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Miss Beatrix Potter & Peter Rabbit

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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Back at the brushes again, I start the Easter 2026 season with a fictional portrait of Beatrix Potter and her famous character, Peter Rabbit. My version makes no claim to authenticity; it is a painting to celebrate the joy of Spring and Easter.

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Becoming Mr. March

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Becoming Mr. March! 

 

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

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"March on. Do not tarry. To go forward is to move toward perfection."

— Khalil Gibran 

And so I do, more practise with likeness in my portrait paintings. My goal isn't to paint like a photograph; no, I love looseness in everything I paint, but to recognize the person at first glance. 

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Koh Samui memories

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Koh Samui Memories

SIZE: 30 cm x 30 cm - 11,8" x 11,8"

PAINTING GROUND: AMPERSAND AQUABORD cradled 22 mm

COLORS: DANIEL SMITH  and SENNELIER watercolors

2026 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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 Sketching is the breath of art: it is the most refreshing of all the more impulsive forms of creative self-expression and, as such, it should be as free, and happy, as a song in the bath.

- Mervyn Levy

A self-portrait of a moment when dreams come true. Luckily, we’ve been to Thailand several times, and I truly lost a part of my heart there

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