the lightness of being

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the lightness of being

SIZE: 20 cm x 20 cm - 5,5" x 5,5"

PAINTING GROUND: AMPERSAND AQUABORD 3 mm

COLORS:  DANIEL SMITH WATERCOLORS 

    

2025 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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Simplify, then add lightness. 

- Colin, Chapman

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Dive Deep

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Dive Deep

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

2023 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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Sometimes we lost inspiration and motivation for painting, because of life's hick-ups. I'm sure all of us know exactly what I mean. To come back into the right mood to enjoy creating art, I know nothing better than the gorgeous loose style of Jean Haines. She's so generous that she offers some great free online tutorials at her art school and this painting is inspired by the last one. A fantastic lesson to paint Delphiniums. 

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The Lightness of Being - one & two

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The Lightness of Being -
one & two

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

2022 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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Preparing a Toddler Workshop inspired by Jessica Durant gorgeous butterflies paintings. My sweet neighbor girls are so excited about these ideas and so I’m looking for the perfect way that we all have a lot of fun with pigments and water. I painted the butterflies with clear water and then put some drops of pigment into each one. I’m sure my little painter friends will enjoy this way of doing.

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In love with blooming Oregano

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IN LOVE WITH BLOOMING OREGANO

SIZE: 19 x 28 cm

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

2018 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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a light upon you - #WorldWatercolorMonth

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A LIGHT UPON YOU

#WorldWatercolorMonth

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

PAPER: ARCHES hot pressed 300 g/m²

COLORS: DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolors

2017 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, 

is always just beyond your grasp, 

but which, if you will sit down quietly, 

may alight upon you. 

- Nathaniel Hawthorne

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I believe in fairies

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I BELIEVE IN FAIRIES

SIZE: 11 x 15 inch. - 28 x 38 cm

PAPER: BOCKINGFORD RKB FATPAD 425g/m² (200lb) ROUGH
COLORS: DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolors

2016 © ISABELLA KRAMER

The first wash on this was done as a warm-up exercise during the  fabulous workshop by Jean Haines two weeks ago and I've immediately discovered one butterfly. Now at home I look at this exercise again and the more I dive into this gorgeous flowing colors and textures, the more butterflies appear. Sure it's really abstract, but if you believe in fairies, you could see them too.

Wish you all a very happy and creative new week,

Cordially yours

isabella

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Butterflies rush hour - #WorldwatercolorMonth

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BUTTERFLIES RUSH HOUR (a small sketch)

SIZE: 14,8 cm x 42 cm

PAPER: BOCKINGFORD RKB FATPAD 300g/m² (140lb) ROUGH
COLORS: DANIEL SMITH extra fine watercolors

2016 © ISABELLA KRAMER

this i perfect example for to much fiddling and the wrong color choice. but every mistake is a change to grow up as an artist and so this is my 




 9/31 painting for 

I wish you all a beautiful and creative weekend and let's strong stay together, now more than ever. 
It is our duty to oppose the suffering and terror of the world something so wonderful 
and placid as our joy and working together with our beloved watercolors.

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the Bougainvillea visitors

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THE BOUGAINVILLEA VISITORS  

SIZE: 22  X 15 inch - 55 x 38 cm (Halfsheet) 

PAPER: BOCKINGFORD ROUGH 300g/m² (140lb)

2016 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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Recuerdos de Fuerteventura

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RECUERDOS de FUERTEVENTURA   

SIZE: 22  X 15 inch - 55 x 38 cm (Halfsheet) 

PAPER: BOCKINGFORD ROUGH 300g/m² (140lb)

2016 © ISABELLA KRAMER


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Bougainvillea with Monarch

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listen...
among the silent flowers
a butterfly

©magyar

2015 © ISABELLA KRAMER

BOUGAINVILLEA WITH MONARCH

SIZE: 9,4 in. x 12,6 in. - 24 x 32 cm

PAPER: HAHNEMUEHLE LEONARDO  - MOULD-MADE ROUGH 600 g/m²

I use sweet little memories of sunny moments at Fuerteventura Island. And I'm testing a new paper with a very heavy paper from Hahnemuehle. This mould made board is natural white and the blocks are glued gauzed to ensure flatness when wet. This 600 gsm watercolor board with its smooth surface texture is a prime support for watercolor paintings and it offers an excellent flow of colors and ensures hight brightness. 

part of: GROUP WATERCOLOR PAINTING - WASH A WEEK CHALLENGE

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papilio glaucus - Schwalbenschwanz

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papilio glaucus - Schwalbenschwanz  

SIZE:  - 30x 40 cm

2006 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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