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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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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Light Tomorrow with Today!

 





Light Tomorrow with Today! 

- the last Page (20) in my 2025 Christmas Sketchbooks - 

SIZE: 14,8 x 21 cm
PAPER: CANSON® SAUNDERS WATERFORD® Art Book 300g/m² cold pressed
COLORS: DANIEL SMITH, WINSOR & NEWTON WATERCOLORS 

2026 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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Light tomorrow with today!

- Elizabeth Barrett Browning



It was such a great joy to create this project and share it with you. Here's the complete sketchbook as a small film. 




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New Year's Resolutions

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New Year's Resolutions  

- Page 19 in my 2025 Christmas Sketchbooks - 

SIZE: 14,8 x 21 cm
PAPER: CANSON® SAUNDERS WATERFORD® Art Book 300g/m² cold pressed
COLORS: SCHMINCKE SUPER GRANULATION WATERCOLORS 

2026 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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Three Kings following the Star

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Three Kings following the Star


- Page 17 in my 2025 Christmas S
ketchbooks - 

SIZE: 14,8 x 21 cm
PAPER: CANSON® SAUNDERS WATERFORD® Art Book 300g/m² cold pressed
COLORS: DANIEL SMITH watercolors 

2026 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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inspired by a fantastic tutorial by Tom Shepherd in 2025 


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Cheers!

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Cheers! 


- Page 16 in my 2025 Christmas S
ketchbooks - 

SIZE: 14,8 x 21 cm
PAPER: CANSON® SAUNDERS WATERFORD® Art Book 300g/m² cold pressed
COLORS: DANIEL SMITH watercolors + LISILINKA metallic watercolors

2026 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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Some Silver Snowflakes to brighten this brand new Year!!!

Let’s make 2026 unforgettable in the best way possible! Cheers to new beginnings! May your year be filled with success and joy.




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