Els Canyers Calella de Palafrugel

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Els Canyers Calella de Palafrugel 

inside my travel sketchbook

SIZE: 14,8 x 21 cm

PAPER: BOESNER TRAVEL SKETCH BOOK  with Canson Paper 200g/m² hot pressed

COLORS: DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolors

2025 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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““Sketching is like dancing. It’s a process as much as a product. You can turn your head off and simply dissolve into the present moment. Doing a giant, super thought-out painting is the opposite of that.”

- Molly Crabapple

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a corner at Llafranc

 

a corner at Llafranc

inside my travel sketchbook

SIZE: 14,8 x 21 cm

PAPER: BOESNER TRAVEL SKETCH BOOK  with Canson Paper 200g/m² hot pressed

COLORS: DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolors

2025 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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“Stuff your eyes with wonder, live as if you’d drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It’s more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories.” 

-Ray Bradbury

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Mediterranean Essence - Calella de Palafrugell

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Mediterranean Essence -

Calella de Palafrugell 

SIZE: 20 cm x 20 cm - 5,5" x 5,5"

PAINTING GROUND: AMPERSAND CLAYBORD cradled 22 mm PRIMED WITH QOR WATERCOLOR GROUND

COLORS: DANIEL SMITH and WINSOR & NEWTON watercolors

2024 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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This marvelous ancient fishing village is one of the most attractive places at the Costa Brava and I've lost my heart at first glance. 

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Llafranc - the splash 2

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Llafranc - the splash 2

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

PAPER: ARCHES ROUGH 300 g/m²

2017/23 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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The day after our excursion to Llafranc during the Workshop Endre Penovác 2017 created a very funny splash painting day for his master class and this is my reworked 2nd result. 

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Dreaming allowed - Calella de Palafrugell

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DREAMING ALLOWED - CALELLA DE PALAFRUGELL

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

PAPER: BOCKINGFORD 425 g/m²

2020 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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That's my contribution to the APRIL painting challenge at FB Watercolor Art on Paper group. 
This month's theme was a seaside view that I have taken at Calella de Palafrugell during a watercolor workshop at Girona.  

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Evening Sun Calella de Palafrugell

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EVENING SUN CALELLA DE PALAFRUGELL 

SIZE: 7,9 in. x 19,7 in. - 20 x 50 cm

PAPER: BOCKINGFORD ROUGH 300 g/m²

COLORS: DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolors 

2019 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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The inspiring photo of these lovely point of view was taken by my own and this is the first presentable result a watercolor interpretation. Surely in my head and heart I could do this much better, so I must try this wonderful scenery again. 

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Calella de Palafrugell

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CALELLA DE PALAFRUGELL

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

PAPER: BOCKINGFORD RKP FatPad ROUGH 425 g/m²

2018 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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Started a first version of this marvelous view during the wonderful workshop with Joseph Zbukvic and EPC art courses pleinair at Calella de Palafrugell. This is a 2nd version done at my studio and I'm sure it will be not my last painting of this lovely spot.

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Llafranc - the splash

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LLAFRANC - THE SPLASH

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

PAPER: ARCHES ROUGH 300 g/m²

2017 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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The day after our excursion to Llafranc during the Workshop with Endre Penovác created a very funny splash painting day for his master class and this is my result. 

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Llafranc - heaven on earth

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LLAFRANC - HEAVEN ON EARTH - plein air 

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

PAPER: ARCHES ROUGH 300 g/m²

2017 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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This was my plein air painting during our first excursion with the Endre Penovác Workshop. We're absolutely thrilled about this lovely charming place at the Costa Brava. The sun was so very bright, nice cosy warm wind and the colors amazing crispy and clear. But these conditions are not fitting really good to the special wet-in-wet technique. We couldn't paint so quick, how the papers dry. Nevertheless we've spend a gorgeous day together with inspiring tips from our Master and having very much fun and laughing all together. Great group and fantastic organization by our beloved Angela Barbi from EPC-Art Courses. 

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