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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Mount Kenya View

 

Mount Kenya View 

SIZE: 24 in. x 18 in. - 61 x 46 cm 

PAPER: BAOHONG COLD PRESSED 300 g/m²
COLORS:  DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolors   

2023 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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While painting African animals during the last weeks, I've had the feeling that the time is come for an African landscape painting too and here it is. It's my first work on Baohong watercolor paper and I like it a lot. 

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Colorful Rhino

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Colorful Rhino 

SIZE:  12 in. x 16 in. - 31 x 41 cm 
COLORS: DANIEL SMITH WATERCOLORS

PAPER: ARCHES GRAIN FIN - COLD PRESSES 300 g/m²

2023© ISABELLA KRAMER

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Done after a gorgeous, informative and very inspiring Tutorial at Tom Sheperd's Online Art School. 

  I've enjoyed the painting process a lot. But my result is a bit too dark and a bit too muddy. I'll try it again to get in the mood for more light and clearer colors. Looking a Tom's magical brushwork the whole session looks so easy, but OMG, it's not!!

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Tammantha

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Tammantha

Day 2 - 23

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

PAPER: CANSON MONTVAL COLD PRESSED 300 g/m²

2023© ISABELLA KRAMER

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 SKTCHY ARTSCHOOL watercolor #30faces30days. Day 2 thanks for the wonderful tutorial Dritan Duro  

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African Mama

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African Mama

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

PAPER: FABRIANO ARTISTICO ROUGH 640 g/m²

2022 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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  Girls are the future mother of our society,
and it is important that we focused on their well-being.

Miriam Makeba

 One more painting for my series #women all over the world. Thanks to Annie Sprat on unsplash for the inspiring photo.

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The King of the Savannah

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 The King of the Savannah

SIZE: 15 in. x 15 in. - 38 x 38 cm

2022 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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Inspired by a gorgeous tutorial at Jean Haines's Online Art school in July 2022.

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Hippo Sunday

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Hippo Sunday

SIZE: 14,5 in. x 11 in. - 37 x 28 cm
PAPER: BOCKINGFORD RKB  FatPad NOT 425g/m² (200lb)

COLORS:  DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolors   

2021 © ISABELLA KRAMER 

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Sometimes it must be an animal, loose, quick, spontaneously, without any pressure on my shoulders to paint a masterpiece... 

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On Safari with Jean

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ON SAFARI WITH JEAN

SIZE: 15 in. x 11 in. - 38 x 28 cm 

PAPER: BOCKINGFORD RKP FatPad ROUGH 425 g/m²

2020 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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How exciting!! We are on a real safari with Jean Haines, unbelievable many elephants around us and we have a lot of fun. All these magical colors of Africa, the unique light, and the beauty of these outstanding and mysterious giant animals fascinate me. I love this Art School of Jean Haines very much. 

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Elephant - for August

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 ELEPHANT - for AUGUST

SIZE: 15 in. x 15 in. - 38 x 38 cm

2019 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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Now I have already 11 work for my monthly animal series with loose backgrounds: 

I have a bunny 4U- for March, Duckling - for April,  Barn Owl - for October, Little Hedgehog - for November, Diving Ice bear - for January,  Northern Cardinal - for December, Ravens in Flight - for February, Fox - for May, Seals - for June, Kingfisher - for July, Elephant - for August 

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cleverest of African birds

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CLEVEREST OF AFRICAN BIRDS
#LittleGems 13

SIZE: 10,5 cm x 15,5 cm - 4,1" x 6,1"

PAPER: CANSON MONTVAL 300g/m² (140lb) ROUGH WHITE

2018 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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…the miniature project is a lovely possibility to create illustrations for my blog with poems for young and older children - KinderGedichteWelt

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Hippos - mother and child #WorldWatercolorMonth

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HIPPOS - MOTHER AND CHILD

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

PAPER: SAUNDERS WATERFORD ROUGH 425 g/m²
COLORS: DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolors

2017 © ISABELLA KRAMER


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Be sure - I'm vegan #WorldWatercolorMonth

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BE SURE - I'M VEGAN 

watercolor without any drawing

SIZE: 15 in. x 11 in. - 38 x 28 cm

PAPER: SAUNDERS WATERFORD - ROUGH 300 g/m²
COLORS: DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolors

2016 © ISABELLA KRAMER

doing this on a paper with a warm-up color study and cling-film on it. yesterday I found this sheet again and discover an alligator in it. So I add some dark details and the eye. Don't he look friendly? I love the structures on his nose and hope you enjoy it too.

this is my 2/31 painting for 

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the Elephant

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THE  ELEPHANT

SIZE: 14,2 in. x 18,9  in. - 36 x 24 cm

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

2016 © ISABELLA KRAMER

this is my 1/31 painting for

not sure if I'll can do all 31 paintings of this challenge, but that's the plan ...

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