Waiting for Christmas

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Waiting for Christmas

SIZE: 24 cm x 30 cm - 9,4 inch x 11,8 inch

PAINTING GROUND: AMPERSAND AQUABORD 3 mm

2024 © ISABELLA KRAMER

It is a special story behind this painting, not even a Christmas story but a story about a destroyed Aquabord. The first painting on this board was a woman portrait, and there was no point in which I was delighted with the result. But I've created deep scratches for the woman's wind-blown hair. After cleaning the painting ground, they stood there. So I thought that I could use it like a sketchbook and create, with no pressure on my shoulders, just a small Christmas doodle. It came out so nice that I decided to show it to you, and I hope that it will put you in a perfect mood for the upcoming Christmas days. Sure, the scratches are still there, but they don't bother me. 

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Always an eye on the kids - 2

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Always an eye on the kids - 2 

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

PAPER: BOCKINGFORD FAT PAD 425g/m² (200lb) ROUGH

2024 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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This is the second one of a new series about the friendship between children and animals: Always an eye on the kids 

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Flower me up!

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Flower me up! <

Day 9 - 23

SIZE:  11,6 x 8,2 inch. - 29,7 x 21 cm
PAPER: AMI STONEPAPER 192 g/m²
COLORS: DANIEL SMITH WATERCOLORS

2023 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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 SKTCHY ARTSCHOOL watercolor #30faces30days. Day 9 thanks for the wonderful tutorial Lisa Filion and many thanks to the muse Mel B for the inspiring reference photo

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from above - Summer in the City 3

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 from Above - Summer in the City 3

 

SIZE: 30 in. x 22 in. - 76 x 56 cm (full imperial sheet)

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

2022 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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  "I‘m taking my heart into my hands and finally started with the full imperial version of my „Summer in the City from above“. It’s a wonderful experience and great fun. More and more people appear which I haven’t planned 😂😂😂..."

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Dreaming the best Dream

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Dreaming the best Dream

SIZE: 15,7 in. x 15,7 in. - 40 x 40 cm
PAPER: GUARDI ARTISTICO - TORCHON 300 g/m²

2022 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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It's my first attempt at the "Sleeping Dog Challenge" at Jean Haines Online Art school. Sleeping cats would be sure easier to paint for me. 

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Arles - Hotel Le Calendal

Arles - Hotel le Calendal

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

PAPER: SAUNDERS WATERFORD ROUGH 425 g/m²

COLORS:  DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolors

2021© ISABELLA KRAMER

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October 2021 Challenge at the Facebook Watercolour Group - Watercolour Art on Paper

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Lara and Hettie

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Lara and Hettie
or the Joy of being together

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

PAPER: BOCKINGFORD ROUGH 300 g/m²

COLORS:  DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolors + SENNELIER watercolors 

2021© ISABELLA KRAMER

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Chaweng Noi Beach, Koh Samui

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Chaweng Noi Beach, Koh Samui

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

PAPER: BOCKINGFORD ROUGH 425 g/m²
COLORS: DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolors,

2021 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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I couldn't resist painting more memories from our Thailand travels years ago.

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Oh Tannenbaum!

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 Oh Tannenbaum, oh Tannenbaum

SIZE: 15 in. x 15 in. - 38 x 38 cm

2020 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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It's Christmas time at Jean Haines's Online Art School www.watercolourinspiration.com and to come into the right mood we start with Santa Dogs in a row. My composition had a free space on the left side and so I decided to let my boys singing under a Christmas tree.

Ich wünsche Euch allen eine wundervolle Adventszeit mit viel Zeit zum Geniessen. 

Herzlichst
isabella

 

 

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Pujada de Sant Domènec stairs and Arch of the Agullana Palace, Girona - Catalunya, Spain

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PUJADA DE SANT DOMÈNEC STAIRS AND ARCH OF THE AGULLANA PALACE,
GIRONA - CATALUNYA, SPAIN 

SIZE:  15 in. x 15 in. - 38 x 38 cm 

PAPER: SAUNDERS WATERFORD NOT 425 g/m² - 200 lbs

COLORS: DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolors 

2020 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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For ages, I want to paint this awesome location and this is my first attempt at this extraordinary place. It's done as a loose watercolor without any drawing. 

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It's all a question of connection!

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 IT'S ALL A QUESTION OF CONNECTION 

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

PAPER: BOCKINGFORD ROUGH 425 g/m² - 200 lb

COLORS: DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolors 

2020 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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  This is one of my October classwork at Jean Haines's Online Art School www.watercolourinspiration.com The goal is to learn how to connect your subjects in watercolor and it was is such an enjoyable exercise. Not so easy as it seems, but with a lot of fun included.  

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Gaston - a friend for life

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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

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Thom's Otis

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THOM'S OTIS

SIZE: 15 in. x 11 in. - 38 x 28 cm 

PAPER: BOCKINGFORD RKP FatPad ROUGH 300 g/m²

2020 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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This sweet fellow is very special to me but much more for the wonderful person who shares the life with him. Who’s dog this is??? Maybe the title would help a bit... Yes, this is Otis, the charming boy and all-day company of the famous Artist Thomas Schaller, which I have had met at Chicago. 

Always an eye on the kids - 1

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ALWAYS AN EYE ON THE KIDS - 1

SIZE: 15 in. x 22 in. - 38 x 28 cm 

PAPER: BOCKINGFORD RKP FatPad ROUGH 425 g/m²

2020 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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The title of this just finished dog portrait is "Always an eye on the kids!" and it shows you Phoebe, a Golden Retriever with a very sweet soul, the perfect nanny for the two little girls of our friends, 2 and 6 years old. It's absolutely heartwarming and touching to watch how much love these three each other.  Today we started at Jean Haines  Online Art School with painting dogs and I'm looking forward to the next days, happy that I have just now a holiday week and more time to paint. 

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Some friends are unforgettable

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SOME FRIENDS ARE UNFORGETTABLE

SIZE: 15 in. x 22 in. - 38 x 28 cm 

PAPER: BOCKINGFORD RKP FatPad ROUGH 425 g/m²

2019 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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FOR MY DEAR FRIEND WAYNE KEEFE 

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A Walk with the last Light

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A WALK WITH THE LAST LIGHT

SIZE: 15 in. x 22 in. - 38 x 28 cm 

PAPER: BOCKINGFORD RKP FatPad ROUGH 425 g/m²

2019 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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That's my contribution to the monthly painting challenge at a FB Watercolor Art on Paper group. This month theme was a wonderful inspiring photo by Lois Davidson. 

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Best walk ever!

BEST WALK EVER!

SIZE:  15 in. x 22 in. - 19 x 25 cm 

PAPER: BOCKINGFORD ROUGH 4425 g/m²

2019 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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This is a composition study for a larger version and working on this is like a little break on Koh Samui, Thailand. I miss this friendly and beautiful country so much. 

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Husky - the free spirit companion

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HUSKY - THE FREE SPIRIT COMPANION 
#LittleGems 23 - #Running with Brushes

SIZE: 10,5 cm x 15,5 cm - 4,1" x 6,1"

PAPER: CANSON MONTVAL 300g/m² (140lb) COLD PRESSED 

2018 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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Lallybroch, Midhope Castle

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LALLYBROCH, MIDHOPE CASTLE 

SIZE: 12 in. x 18 in. - 30,5 x 45,5 cm 

PAPER: CANSON MOULIN DU ROY - cold pressed 300 g/m²

2018 © ISABELLA KRAMER
 

 Traveling through Scotland is a lifelong dream for me and surely I would visit Broch Tuarach, in reality Midhope Castle, located in Abercorn, just west of South Queensferry, on the Hopetoun estate where and used for several scenes for OUTLANDER series filming. 


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Montagnola

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MONTAGNOLA

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

PAPER: SAUNDERS WATERFORD ROUGH 425 g/m²

2018 © ISABELLA KRAMER

climbing gear

to reach this mountain's peak

Montagnola

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Since years I'd the plan to paint some impressions of my autumn journey at Ticino 2011. This beautiful church is very near to Montagnola where Hermann Hesse has spend the half of his life.



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