Sehnsucht nach dem Meer

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Sehnsucht nach dem Meer
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Longing for the Sea

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

COLORS: DANIEL SMITH WATERCOLORS

2026 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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Jedes Jahr zu dieser Zeit überkommt mich eine unsagbare Sehnsucht nach dem Meer und weil es in diesem Sommer wohl nicht klappen wird, dorthin zu fahren, male ich mich eben ans Meer. 

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Every year at this time, I am overcome by an indescribable longing for the sea, and because I probably won't be able to go there this summer, I just paint myself by the sea.

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Wenn der Raps im Norden blüht

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Wenn der Raps im Norden blüht

When the rapeseed blooms in the North

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

COLORS: DANIEL SMITH WATERCOLORS

2026 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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Es ist für mich jedes Jahr wieder eine große Freude, wenn sich die Rapsblüte über den gesamten Norden Deutschlands ausbreitet. Natürlich gibt es überall in Deutschland blühende Rapsfelder, aber gerade die Kombination mit der Nord- oder Ostsee im Hintergrund ist für mich Frühling pur! 

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It's a great joy for me every year when the rapeseed blossoms spread across northern Germany. Of course, there are blooming rapeseed meadows all over Germany, but the mixture with the North or Baltic Sea in the background is pure spring for me!

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Cadaqués

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Cadaqués, Costa Brava

SIZE: 24 in. x 18 in. - 61 x 46 cm 

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

2026 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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The coastline of Fuerteventura

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The coastline of Fuerteventura

SIZE: 15 in. x 15 in. - 38 x 38 cm
PAPER: GUARDI ARTISTICO - TORCHON 300 g/m²

COLORS: DANIEL SMITH watercolors

2025 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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I couldn't say how much I miss this island...

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somewhere on Fuerteventura - 1

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somewhere on Fuerteventura

SIZE: 15 in. x 15 in. - 38 x 38 cm
PAPER: ARCHES COLD PRESSED 300 g/m²

COLORS: ROCKWELL CANADA watercolors

2025 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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I couldn't say how much I miss this island...

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Jane Austen's scenarios - Marianne at the Sea

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Jane Austen's scenarios

Marianne at the Sea

SIZE: 15 in. x 15 in. - 38 x 38 cm
PAPER: SAUNDERS WATERFORD ROUGH 425 g/m²

2025 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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 The whole world is celebrating Jane Austen's 250th Birthday, and so I do. I decided to paint a series about her wonderful stories, which I have enjoyed in several film versions. This second painting, a scene with Marianne Dashwood sitting at the seaside from the film "Sense and Sensibility" is inspired by Blanca Álvarez Sanchez lovely tutorial on Patreon. 

Painting wet-in-wet is very challenging for me at any time, and I struggle with this technique repeatedly. 

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Performing the best possible jump!

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Performing the best possible Jump! 

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

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

2025 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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it's my contribution for Day 19 #WORLDWATERCOLORMONTH2025 #perform 

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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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Seagulls

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Seagulls 

SIZE: 15,7 in. x 15,7 in. - 40 x 40 cm
PAPER: GUARDI ARTISTICO - TORCHON 300 g/m²
COLORS: ROCKWELL CANADA - Cerulean Wrabler and Peat Bogs

2025 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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if longing overcomes

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if longing overcomes

SIZE: 5,5  in. x 5,5 in. - 20 x 20 cm
PAINTING GROUND: DESTROYED AND RE-PRIMED ENCAUTIC BORD
COLORS: DANIEL SMITH WATERCOLORS

2025 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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I wasn't satisfied with the original painting on the encaustic board, so I tried washing off the pigment. Unfortunately, that only worked very poorly. I then primed the board again with Qor Aquarelle Ground. That worked even worse, and it resulted in a lot of vertical lines. However, as I thought about this motif, I realized the lines would fit the subject well.

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Villa Posillopo, Corfu

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Villa Posillopo, Corfu

SIZE: 16,5 in. x 22 in. - 42 x 56 cm

PAPER: BRITANNIA HAHNEMUEHLE MATT 300 g/m²
COLORS: DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolors

2025 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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“My childhood in Corfu shaped my life. If I had the craft of Merlin, I would give every child the gift of my childhood.”

― Gerald Durrell, My Family and Other Animals

This enchanting villa on Corfu, with its magnificent seafront location, served as the family home in the popular series The Durells.

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Seaside Memories - 2

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Seaside Memories 2

SIZE: 5,5  in. x 5,5 in. - 20 x 20 cm
PAPER: YASUTOMO STONEPAPER 150 g/m²

COLORS: DANIEL SMITH WATERCOLORS

2025 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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Seaside Memories 1

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Seaside Memories 1

SIZE: 5,5  in. x 5,5 in. - 20 x 20 cm
PAPER: YASUTOMO STONEPAPER 150 g/m²

COLORS: DANIEL SMITH WATERCOLORS

2025 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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 die meeres/gabe 

du gabst mir meer

ich gab dir meine träume

du brachtest mich an den rand der welt

und darüber hinaus ich schaffte uns neue räume 

wo nur unsere liebe es ist die zählt

kein sturm keine flut können uns trennen

meerisch verbunden durch brandung gestählt

fest ineinander verschlungen doch frei

eins im dem wissen wir haben uns gewählt 

veredit©isabella.kramer24

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Gran Caffè Margherita, Viareggio - Italia

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Gran Caffè Margherita, Viareggio

SIZE: 24 in. x 18 in. - 61 x 46 cm 

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

2025 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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A Lighthouse Winter

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A Lighthouse Winter

SIZE: 20 cm x 20 cm - 5,5" x 5,5"

PAINTING GROUND: AMPERSAND AQUABORD 3 mm

2024 © ISABELLA KRAMER

The last nice snow that we had was in January 2021. So, the hope of having a white Christmas this year is again zero. Yeah, we’re painters, so we paint our own winter dreams.

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les pins de Porquerolles - 2

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les pins de Porquerolles - 2 

SIZE: 11,8 in. x 7,8 in. - 30x 20 cm

PAPER: HAHNEMUEHLE WATERCOLOR BOOK  MATT 250g/m²
COLORS: DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolors

2024 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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The Pines of Porquerolles

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The Pines of Porquerolles 

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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Inspired by my new book from Marc Folly and of several holidays on the wonderful island Porquerolles. 

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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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Décontracté Porquerolles

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Décontracté Porquerolles 

SIZE:  14,2 in. x 14,2 in. - 36 x 36 cm 
COLORS: DANIEL SMITH WATERCOLORS

PAPER: HAHNEMÜHLE TURNER- COLD PRESSES 300 g/m²

2024© ISABELLA KRAMER

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more of my Porquerolles works

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Porquerolles - un coup de cœur

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Porquerolles - un coup de cœur 

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

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

2024© ISABELLA KRAMER

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more of my Porquerolles works

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