The enchanted Prince

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The enchanted Prince

- Page 10 of my new sketchbook project: 

The Secret Garden

SIZE: 14,8 x 21 cm

PAPER: CANSON® SAUNDERS WATERFORD® Art Book 300g/m² cold pressed

2026 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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A garden without water isn't a garden. I love to have several spots with water inside my garden. Some are for birds, hedgehogs, and other critters to bathe and drink. Some are simply to enjoy the murmur of falling water with fountains. And in recent years, we've had many frogs visiting these locations. 

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Hidden

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Hidden

SIZE: 20 cm x 20 cm - 5,5" x 5,5"

PAINTING GROUND: AMPERSAND AQUABORD 3 mm

COLORS: ROCKWELL WETLANDS CHARM + DANIEL SMITH WATERCOLORS 

    

2025 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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Observing, photographing, and painting frogs is a lifelong pleasure for me. Maybe their part in the fairytales during my childhood, maybe their feature of transformation. I don't know it exactly. But I think they like me too, because we've had some in our garden for years. 

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Once upon a time there was a little frog...

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ONCE UPON A TIME, THERE WAS A LITTLE FROG...

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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with the name Frectibaldur. One lovely summer evening he decided to discover the world outside his pond. "I will have to hit the road before nightfall, otherwise the great old owl will have an eye on me", he said and so he leaves the pond and jumped into the lovely warm summer evening...

Yes, it's a kind of bubble mania and I can't stop thinking about new motives with bubbles still inspired by www.watercolourinspiration.com

 Online Art School of Jean Haines.  Jean said about it: " My bubble tutorial seems to have become addictive! It's contagious!" And I must answer from the bottom of my heart:" YES!! And I love it!" 

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Frog Poem

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FROG POEM

SIZE: 14,5 in. x 12 in. - 37 x 28 cm
PAPER: BOCKINGFORD RKB  FatPad NOT 425g/m² (200lb)

COLORS: DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolors  

2017 © ISABELLA KRAMER 


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Old pond - frogs jumped in - sound of water

Matsuho Basho, transl. Lafcadio Hearn

1681/6, transl. 1898






shore line
as night frogs debate the day
this ponds choir

©magyar 




draining the pond ~ more
frogs in the mud
look into their eyes

©Gwil W
 

After gardening the whole weekend this is just a doodle on a warm up exercise background with green and yellow (February Colors)
 and cling-film structures. It's just for fun and I hope you enjoy it as much as I've during playing. 

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Draw me a frog!

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DRAW ME A FROG! 

 without any drawing 

SIZE: 19 x 28 cm

PAPER: BOCKINGFORD RKB FATPAD 425g/m² (200lb) Not

2016 © ISABELLA KRAMER

First wash & salt for structures on head, body and legs.

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