Vineyard Serenade

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Vineyard Serenade

- Page 37 of my 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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One of my very first memories of my grandfather was his gorgeous small vineyard. He was so happy to work with the grapes.

My „Secret Garden“ sketchbook project is coming to an end with this bold and strong color explosion inspired by the one and only @jeanhaines

I hope you all have enjoyed my „Secret Garden“ sketchbook project during this summer. I thank you for your support and kind reactions!

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Yayoi Kusama's Hedgehog

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Yayoi Kusama's Hedgehog

- Page 35 of my sketchbook project: 

The Secret Garden

SIZE: 14,8 x 21 cm

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2026 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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My personal tribute to Yayoi Kusama was inspired by two wonderful befriended artists @utesturm_ with her sweet polka-dot cat and the awesome @jeanhaines with her funny hedgehog tutorial 🦔
I’m very thankful for the internet with its fantastic possibilities for connecting artists around the 🌎 

 

 

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Baroque Beauty of September

  

 

Baroque Beauty of September

- Page 34 of my sketchbook project: 

The Secret Garden

SIZE: 14,8 x 21 cm

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Late roses in September gardens offer so much poetry and beauty, with their wide color range from summer to autumn. 

 

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The rusty Lantern

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The Rusty Lantern

- Page 33 of my sketchbook project: 

The Secret Garden

SIZE: 14,8 x 21 cm

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It is the old things—with signs of use and a life of their own—that lend beauty to a place.

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Medaka Kois

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Medakas Koi 

Floating Harmony

- Page 32 of my sketchbook project: 

The Secret Garden

SIZE: 14,8 x 21 cm

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The new mini-pond in our garden is a source of wonderful inspiration.

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The end of August - Physalis

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The end of August - Physalis

- Page 31 of my sketchbook project: 

The Secret Garden

SIZE: 14,8 x 21 cm

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A quick morning sketch. It's always very relaxing to do something inside the sketchbook. 

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Red Star Reinette

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Red Star Reinette

- Page 30 of my sketchbook project: 

The Secret Garden

SIZE: 14,8 x 21 cm

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The Red Star Reinette (known in German as the Rote Sternrenette and in French as Reinette Rouge Étoilée) is a traditional, heritage apple variety over 200 years old, prized for its deep red skin and distinctive star-shaped lenticels. I love the taste and color of this apple so much 🍎, and I am very happy to have one in my garden.

This loose sketch was inspired by @xtina_gavrilova_art 🥳

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Fresh Berries on Cream

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Fresh Berries on Cream

- Page 29 of my sketchbook project: 

The Secret Garden

SIZE: 14,8 x 21 cm

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Figs, fruit of the Gods

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Figs, fruit of the Gods

- Page 28 of my sketchbook project: 

The Secret Garden

SIZE: 14,8 x 21 cm

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with the marks of elves' fingers

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With the marks of elves' fingers

- Page 27 of my sketchbook project: 

The Secret Garden

SIZE: 14,8 x 21 cm

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“The speckles and freckles [on the foxglove]
are the marks of elves’ fingers.” 

— Traditional British Folklore

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Frog Prince in his Kingdom

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Frog Prince in his Kingdom

- Page 26 of my sketchbook project: 

The Secret Garden

SIZE: 14,8 x 21 cm

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2026 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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Tomatoes & Snail

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Tomatoes & Snail 

- Page 25 of my sketchbook project: 

The Secret Garden

SIZE: 14,8 x 21 cm

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2026 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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Phlox and Brimstone Butterfly

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Phlox and Brimstone Butterfly

- Page 24 of my sketchbook project: 

The Secret Garden

SIZE: 14,8 x 21 cm

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First signs of Autumn

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First signs of Autumn

- Page 23 of my sketchbook project: 

The Secret Garden

SIZE: 14,8 x 21 cm

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Blackberries - the secret life of daydream

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Blackberries - the secret life of daydream

- Page 22 of my sketchbook project: 

The Secret Garden

SIZE: 14,8 x 21 cm

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Delicious Peaches

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Delicious Peaches

- Page 21 of my new sketchbook project: 

The Secret Garden

SIZE: 14,8 x 21 cm

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A sketchbook is a place for memories, inspiration, experimentation, and simply having fun. With this image, I was particularly focused on capturing the deep red, velvety surface that radiates the irresistible appeal of ripe peaches.

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Onions

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Onions

- Page 20 of my new sketchbook project: 

The Secret Garden

SIZE: 14,8 x 21 cm

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Blue Hydrangea - a Rilke tribute

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Blue Hydrangea - a Rilke tribute

- Page 19 of my new sketchbook project: 

The Secret Garden

SIZE: 14,8 x 21 cm

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Like the last green in the painter’s pail

are these leaves; dry, dull, rough

behind the blue blossoms, a blue not borne

but reflected from above.

A reflection, both exact and approximate,

a desire, soon to be shed,

as old, blue-lined paper

fades yellow, then violet and grey;

Fades like an apron,

unworn,

of no use anymore.

In this do you feel the shortness of Life?

But suddenly blue shines new

in one blossom,

and you see the blue hue

drunk with green joy.

A rare Rilke poem ending with optimism — resurrection and connection — a flower drunk with joy!

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