Der Bratapfel - Baked Apple

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Der Bratapfel - Baked Apple

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

PAINTING GROUND: AMPERSAND AQUABORD 3 mm

COLORS: DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolors

2024 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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Der Bratapfel

 

Kinder kommt und ratet,

was im Ofen bratet.

Hört wie's knallt und zischt,

bald wird er aufgetischt,

der Zipfl, der Zapfl,

der Kipfl, der Kapfl,

der gelbrote Apfel.

Kinder lauft schneller,

holt einen Teller,

holt eine Gabel,

sperrt auf den Schnabel,

für den Zipfl, den Zapfl,

den Kipfl, den Kapfl,

den goldbraunen Apfel.

Das so leckere Gedicht stammt aus dem bayrischen Volksmund und wurde von Fritz und Emily Kögel in ihrem Kinderbuch "Die Arche Noah" 1901 im Verlag Teubner, Leipzig erstmals veröffentlicht. 

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In Garlic's Heaven

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In Garlic's Heaven

SIZE: 15,7 in. x 15,7 in. - 40 x 40 cm
PAPER: GUARDI ARTISTICO - TORCHON 300 g/m²
COLORS: DANIEL SMITH and SCHMINCKE WATERCOLORS

2022 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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WOW!! I've never thought that painting garlic is such a gorgeous thing. Inspired by Jean Haines Online Art School  

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Autumn Still Life - two

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Autumn Still Life - two

SIZE: 20 cm x 20 cm - 5,5" x 5,5"

PAINTING GROUND: AMPERSAND AQUABORD 3 mm

COLORS: DANIEL SMITH + SENNELIER

2022 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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with this small one, I've had a new experience too, you can clean an aquabord maybe twice, but never three times, and put a completely new painting on it.

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Autumn Still Life - one

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Autumn Still Life - one

SIZE: 20 cm x 20 cm - 5,5" x 5,5"

PAINTING GROUND: AMPERSAND GESSOBORD 3 mm

COLORS: DANIEL SMITH + SENNELIER

2022 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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My plan was to paint a series with some autumnal still lives in a small format and I've started with Ampersand's gessobord. Hmm, it's a miracle with this one, because I've no idea if I've put a watercolor ground on it or not. And it looks like not, but the watercolors stayed from the first wash perfectly on it. Okay, you must be very careful with corrections, otherwise it's three steps forward and two backwards, but even salt on the wet pigments works great. So I took a gessobord for No. 2 too, but it doesn't work. The colors beaded off and absolutely didn't want to stick to the gessobord. I had to put some watercolor ground on it. I'll show you the result in my next post. 

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Sweet Dreams

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Sweet Dream 

SIZE:   16,5 in. x 22 in. - 42 x 56 cm 

PAPER: HAHNEMUEHLE MOULD MADE MATT 300 g/m² - 140 lbs

COLORS: DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolors 

2021 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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 Inspired by Jean Haines Online Art School - www.watercolourinspiration.com Painting still lifes with fruits is really addictive too and fresh strawberries are the ultimate summer feeling for me. 

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Pancakes with Berries Anyone?

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Pancakes with Berries Anyone?

SIZE:  16 in. x 12 in. - 41 x 31 cm 

PAPER: DALER ROWNEY - THE LANGTON 425 g/m²

COLORS: DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolors 

2021 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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Inspired by Jean Haines's Online Art School www.watercolourinspiration.com and done without any primary drawing, just started with a brush and pigments. 

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Aubergines - color & name

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Aubergines - color & name 

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

PAPER: HAHNEMUEHLE LEONARDO ROUGH 600 g/m² - 300 lbs
COLORS: DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolors AND MISSION MIJELLO

2020 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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 How can people say they don't eat eggplant when God loves the color
and the French love the name? I don't understand.

  

  - Jeff Smith  

Another wonderful vegetable for the "healthy month"  at Jean Haines's Online Art School www.watercolourinspiration.com and my Veggie Series. Eggplants were the first motives I have painted in watercolor many, many years ago. I love all about this wonderful fruit. 

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The beauty of simple things - foliage

 

 The beauty of simple things - Foliage

PAPER: SAUNDERS WATERFORD ROUGH 425 g/m²

SIZE: 15 in. x 15 in. - 38 x 38 cm

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"Simple Things" is a school work area at Jean Haines Online Art School www.watercolorinspiration.com and the actual challenge is painting just two simple cauliflower leaves. It's an amazing exercise, with so many structures and colors, so many possibilities for the light. Some of my vegetarian models have gotten a bit old because I can't keep up with cooking for all that painting. But the beauty of the withered leaves just inspired me to wilt Jean's wonderfully fresh cauliflower leaves. Another candidate for my Veggie Series 

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Versatile Cauliflower

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Versatile Cauliflower! 

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

PAPER: SAUNDERS WATERFORD ROUGH 638 g/m² - 300 lbs
COLORS: DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolors

2020 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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A brand new candidate for my Veggie Series inspired by the "vegetable month" at Jean Haines's online Art School www.watercolourinspiration.com and what a!! Cauliflower might be the most versatile vegetable. It is a real all-rounder when it comes to versatility in preparation. Anything goes, from Mexican to Indonesian. Youn can roast it, steam it, grill it like a steak, puree it like mashed potatoes, or grate it and eat it like rice. Cauliflower is a whole lot more than just a side dish, but is also great for easy meal prep and exactly what we need to carry us through a busy week.

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Cherry Tomatoes - small but powerful!

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Cherry Tomatoes - small but powerful! 

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

PAPER: SAUNDERS WATERFORD ROUGH 425 g/m² - 200 lbs
COLORS: DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolors

2020 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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The vegetable session goes on!! Oh my, this is really a "healthy month"  inspired by Jean Haines's Online Art School www.watercolourinspiration.com and so much fun included. I have always loved to paint vegetables and fruits and connecting it with this special loose technique is absolutely amazing.

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The healthy power of broccoli!

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The healthy power of broccoli! 

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

PAPER: SAUNDERS WATERFORD ROUGH 638 g/m² - 300 lbs
COLORS: DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolors

2020 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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The vegetable session goes on!! Oh my, this is really a "healthy month"  inspired by Jean Haines's Online Art School www.watercolourinspiration.com and so much fun included. I have always loved to paint vegetables and fruits and connecting it with this special loose technique is absolutely amazing.

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You can never eat enough carrots!

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You can never eat enough carrots! 

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

PAPER: SAUNDERS WATERFORD ROUGH 638 g/m² - 300 lbs
COLORS: DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolors

2020 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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One more for my "Kitchen painting" series. This is my first one for Health Month with vegetables at Jean Haines's Online Art School www.watercolourinspiration.com and I have a lot of ideas for new healthy subjects to paint. 

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A small bowl of happiness

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A SMALL BOWL OF HAPPINESS

SIZE: 16 in. x 12 in. - 40,6 x 30,5 cm 

PAPER: DAWLER ROWNEY THE LANGTON cold-pressed 425 g/m²

2020 © ISABELLA KRAMER

June is not only the month of roses, but it's also the month of tasty strawberry too. For years I try to paint strawberries and every year I'm not really satisfied and this year it's just the same. The goal was to make it lose and fresh, but I failed again. So I must pick more strawberries and try it again,  and again and again ... 

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Christmas Cake - Weihnachtskuchen

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CHRISTMAS CAKE - 

 WEIHNACHTSKUCHEN 

SIZE: 15 in. x 15 in. - 38 x 38 cm

2019 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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I've discovered a new recipe for a wonderful Christmas cake. It's very yummy filled with a delicious cream and surrounded by gingerbread men. And so very decorative, isn't it. 
So it's my third cake painting (first you can find here Kuchen/cake). Maybe it's the start of a new series. 

“Take the broken pieces of your life, bake a master cake out of it. 
Don't stand still like a lake; keep flowing like a stream!" 

 Israelmore Ayivor 


I want to thank you from my heart for your so kind interest in my work, 
your supportive comments and your wonderful friendship during all these years blogging here. 

I wish you Merry Christmas for you and yours
and a fantastic, creative and peaceful 2020!!  

Cordially yours,

Isabella 

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Lebkuchenhaus - Gingerbread House

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LEBKUCHENHAUS - GINGERBREAD HOUSE

SIZE: 15 in. x 15 in. - 38 x 38 cm

PAPER: GUARDI ARTISTICO - TORCHON 300 g/m²

2017 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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Auf einem Berg aus Zuckerkant, 
unter einem blühenden Machandelbaum, 
blinkt mein Pfefferkuchenhäuschen.
Seine Fensterchen sind aus Goldpapier, 
aus seinem Schornstein raucht Watte.
Im grünen Himmel, über mir, rauscht die Weihnachtstanne.
In meinem See aus Staniol 
spiegeln sich alle ihre Engel, alle ihre Lichter!
Die kleinen Kinder stehn rum 
und staunen mich an.
Ich bin der Zwerg Turlitipu.
Mein dicker Bauch ist aus Traganth, 
meine Beinchen Streichhölzer, 
meine listigen Äugelchen 
Korinthen.

Arno Holz, 1863-1929 

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Varieties of Pumpkins

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VARIETIES OF PUMPKINS

SIZE: 11 in. x 15 in. - 28 x 39 cm (quarter sheet)

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

2016 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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green pieces - peas

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GREEN PIECES - PEAS  

part two of a vegetable series 

SIZE: 11 in. x 11 in. - 38 x 38 cm

PAPER: BOCKINGFORD ROUGH 300 g/m²
COLORS: DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolors

2016 © ISABELLA KRAMER

this is my 15/31 painting for 

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Purple Leech Onions - #WorldWatercolorMonth

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PURPLE LEECH ONIONS 

part one of a vegetable series 

SIZE: 11 in. x 11 in. - 38 x 38 cm

PAPER: BOCKINGFORD ROUGH 300 g/m²
COLORS: DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolors

2016 © ISABELLA KRAMER

this is my 12/31 painting for 

Champignons for Dinner - #WorldWatercolorMonth

CHAMPIGNONS FOR DINNER -  work in progress

 I'm a little bit too late but this is my 10/31 painting for WorldWatercolorMonth. Wet in wet exercises inspired by 
my new book from Eva Karpinska I'd to paint this once more, because this version is disturb by to much background, so may be I'll show you a further version during the next days. 

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CHAMPIGNONS FOR DINNER 

SIZE: 28 x 28 cm

PAPER: BOCKINGFORD RKB FATPAD 425g/m² (200lb) ROUGH

2016 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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Lemonade

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 LEMONADE

SIZE: 9,1 in. x 11,8 in. - 23 x 30 cm

PAPER: ARCHES GRAIN FIN 300 g/m²

2016 © ISABELLA KRAMER

Zugegeben, im Hochsommer wäre so eine echte, wirklich handgemachte Limonade sicher noch verlockender gewesen, aber ich hoffe doch sehr, dass euch der so erfrischende Vitamindrink im Winter vor der allseitigen Müdigkeit schützt und schmeckt ;-)



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