Gaston - a friend for life

.

Gaston a friend for life

SIZE:  15 in. x 22 in. - 38 x 56 cm (half sheet)

PAPER: BOCKINGFORD ROUGH 425 g/m²

2020 © ISABELLA KRAMER

find me on INSTAGRAM 

.

A blue jewel

 .

  A BLUE JEWEL

SIZE: 15 in. x 22 in. - 38 x 28 cm (quarter sheet)

PAPER: SAUNDERS WATERFORD ROUGH 600 g/m²

COLORS: DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolors 

2020 © ISABELLA KRAMER

.find me on INSTAGRAM

Created on a loose background wash. 

.

if Autumn could be a poem

 .

 IF AUTUMN COULD BE A POEM

SIZE:  15 in. x 22 in. - 38 x 56 cm (half sheet)

PAPER: SAUNDERS WATERFORD ROUGH 638 g/m² - 300 lb

COLORS: DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolors 

2020 © ISABELLA KRAMER

find me on INSTAGRAM

  inspired by Jean Haines Online Art School www.watercolourinspiration.com

.

Hofstede de Kruidberg in Santpoort

 .

 HOFSTEDE DE KRUIDBERG IN SANTPOORT 

PAPER: HAHNEMÜHLE LEONARDO ROUGH 600 g/m²
COLORS: DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolors 

SIZE: 15 in. x 15 in. - 38 x 38 cm

2020 © ISABELLA KRAMER

find me on INSTAGRAM

September Challenge at the Facebook Watercolour Group - Watercolour Art on Paper 

.

Autumn begins tomorrow

.

AUTUMN BEGINS TOMORROW

SIZE:  15 in. x 22 in. - 38 x 56 cm (half sheet)

PAPER: SAUNDERS WATERFORD ROUGH 600 g/m²

COLORS: DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolors 

2020 © ISABELLA KRAMER

find me on INSTAGRAM

  inspired by Jean Haines Online Art School www.watercolourinspiration.com

 

.

listen to the whispers

 .

LISTEN TO THE WHISPERS

hör auf das Flüstern 

SIZE: 9,4 in. x 12,6 in. - 24 x 32 cm 

PAPER: HAHNEMÜHLE CORNWALL 425 g/m²

2020 © ISABELLA KRAMER

.find me on INSTAGRAM

.

Keep it simple and try to tell the story with fewer strokes as possible.
inspired by Jean Haines Online Art School. www.watercolorinspiration.com

 

Sing me a song of Autumn

 .

SING ME A SONG OF AUTUMN

SIZE:  11 in. x 15 in. - 28 x 38 cm (quarter sheet)

PAPER: BOCKINGFORD 300 g/m²

COLORS: DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolors 

2020 © ISABELLA KRAMER

find me on INSTAGRAM

All about Autumn is lovely, sure, as a gardener, I'm not really a friend of bindweeds, but as a painter, I love all about this flower and so I'm very pleased about our new bindweed painting lesson at Jean Haines's Online Art School. www.watercolourinspiration.com The small one was my first attempt, the final version is the one above after the wonderful suggestions of Jean to connect the two elements flowers and berries. 

.

Purpurbeeren - Symphoricarpos

 

PURPURBEEREN - SYMPHORICARPOS

SIZE: 28 cm x 38 cm
PAPER: BOCKINGFORD RKB  FatPad ROUGH 425g/m² (200lb)

2020 © ISABELLA KRAMER

find me on INSTAGRAM

This is just a 30-minute warm-up/exercise, done after work on a loose background wash. I got these branches in a lovely autumnal flower bouquet and was immediately fascinated by this pink berries. Still in berry painting mood inspired by Jean Haines Online Art School. www.watercolorinspiration. 

.

Porquerolles Island - France's hidden gem

 .

 PORQUEROLLES ISLAND - FRANCE'S HIDDEN GEM

PAPER: SAUNDERS WATERFORD ROUGH 425 g/m²

SIZE: 15 in. x 15 in. - 38 x 38 cm

2020 © ISABELLA KRAMER

find me on INSTAGRAM

September is probably the best time to visit this wonderful rare peace and quiet island at the French Riviera. 

.

Herbst Kleinigkeiten - Autumn's Simple Things

 AUTUMN'S SIMPLE THINGS - HERBST KLEINIGKEITEN 

SIZE: 15 in. x 15 in. - 38 x 38 cm

PAPER: HAHNEMUEHE LEONARDO ROUGH 425 g/m²

2020 © ISABELLA KRAMER

find me on INSTAGRAM

Oh yes, this is my month, my season, and my theme at the Online Art School of Jean Haines. www.watercolourinspiration.com And doing this little quartet was a lot of fun. Every evening after work I have worked a little bit on it and loved it. Started with a very loose wash and step by step finished each of these little motives. 

.

Autumn Stories

 .

 AUTUMN STORIES

SIZE:  15 in. x 22 in. - 38 x 56 cm (half sheet)

PAPER: SAUNDERS WATERFORD ROUGH 425 g/m²

2020 © ISABELLA KRAMER

find me on INSTAGRAM

rose hips

how they curve the sunset

as she walks away

©John Hawkhead

Autumn is always my favorite season of the year with all its colors, amazing sundowns, poetic landscapes and so it's no wonder that I paint every year some autumn-inspired watercolors. This year is much more exciting because of the awesome inspiration from Jean Haines's Online Art School www.watercolorinspiration. The September theme is Going for Gold: Autumn Berries and my studio looks a little bit like a fairyland with all the gold powder around... 

.

Food of Fairies

 .

 FOOD OF FAIRIES

SIZE: 15 in. x 15 in. - 38 x 38 cm

2020 © ISABELLA KRAMER

find me on INSTAGRAM

That I believe in fairytales is nothing new and so nobody wonders that I love the September theme at Jean Haines's Online Art School. All about autumn, it's colors, berries branches, the gold of leaves around is such a lovely part of nature's magic, so I can't stop playing with new and old pigment, favorites and forgotten.

.

Blissful Autumn

 .

BLISSFUL AUTUMN

SIZE:  11 in. x 15 in. - 28 x 38 cm (quarter sheet)

PAPER: BOCKINGFORD 300 g/m²

2020 © ISABELLA KRAMER

find me on INSTAGRAM

Color is a power which directly influences the soul.

— Wassily Kandinsky

This is my first attempt to the "Going for Gold: Autumn Berries" Theme at the Online Art School of Jean Haines www.watercolourinspiration.com. It's a little bit messy, and I'm not sure if I like it. But there was so much happiness in me while creating that I decided to share my blissful autumn wash with you.

.

Koh Samui Memories - Walking between stars

.

 KOH SAMUI MEMORIES - WALKING BETWEEN STARS 

SIZE: 15 in. x 15 in. - 38 x 38 cm

2020 © ISABELLA KRAMER

find me on INSTAGRAM

I will never forget this special moment years ago on the dreamy island Koh Samui, Thailand. While walking in the unbelievable warm ocean water I discovered that there were so beautiful starfishes around my feet. The lovely Online Art School of Jean Haines brought back these amazing memories. Thank you so much, Jean! 

.