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April's Joy

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April's Joy

SIZE: 12 in. x 9 in. - 30,5 x 22,9 cm
PAPER: YASUTOMO STONEPAPER 150 g/m²
COLORS: DANIEL SMITH WATERCOLORS - AUSSIE RED GOLD

The No. 12 of my monochromatic portrait series 


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“Joy is never tomorrow, it's always now.”

 – Sri Sri Ravi Shankar


One monthly highlight is the painting challenge hosted by @eli_notario. This month, the inspiring reference photo was taken by Nicolas Kantor @nicolaskantor for @teenvogue Model @mindofkye Kyemah McEntyre



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Miss Beatrix Potter & Peter Rabbit

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Miss Beatrix Potter & Peter Rabbit


SIZE: 12 in. x 9 in. - 30,5 x 22,9 cm
PAPER: YASUTOMO STONEPAPER 150 g/m²
COLORS: QOR WATERCOLORS

2026 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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Back at the brushes again, I start the Easter 2026 season with a fictional portrait of Beatrix Potter and her famous character, Peter Rabbit. My version makes no claim to authenticity; it is a painting to celebrate the joy of Spring and Easter.




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Koh Samui memories

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Koh Samui Memories

SIZE: 30 cm x 30 cm - 11,8" x 11,8"
PAINTING GROUND: AMPERSAND AQUABORD cradled 22 mm
COLORS: DANIEL SMITH  and SENNELIER watercolors
2026 © ISABELLA KRAMER


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 Sketching is the breath of art: it is the most refreshing of all the more impulsive forms of creative self-expression and, as such, it should be as free, and happy, as a song in the bath.

- Mervyn Levy



A self-portrait of a moment when dreams come true. Luckily, we’ve been to Thailand several times, and I truly lost a part of my heart there



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Woman from the Suri Tribe, Ethiopia

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Woman from the Suri Tribe, Ethiopia


SIZE: 12 in. x 9 in. - 30,5 x 22,9 cm
PAPER: YASUTOMO STONEPAPER 150 g/m²
COLORS: QOR WATERCOLORS

2026 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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One monthly highlight is the painting challenge hosted by @eli_notario. This month, the expressive reference photo was taken by @spencer_travel_photographer








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Lady Helen Venetia Vincent Viscountess d’Abernon - reworked

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Lady Helen Venetia Vincent Viscountess d’Abernon

SIZE:  15 in. x 22 in. - 38 x 56 cm (half sheet)
PAPER: BOCKINGFORD ROUGH 300 g/m²
COLORS: ROCKWELL CANADA - The Magic collection watercolors

2025© ISABELLA KRAMER


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  A painting is not finished when it is put in a frame; it is finished when it is marked by the hand of the artist.
  
 -  John Singer Sargent


That's my version of John Singer Sargent's Lady Helen Venetia Vincent. 


A question of backgrounding - this portrait comes to my mind when I think about how important a background is. So I reworked it today, and I like how it turned out, and I hope you do too.


That's the first version of it




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Cheers!

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Cheers! 


- Page 16 in my 2025 Christmas S
ketchbooks - 

SIZE: 14,8 x 21 cm
PAPER: CANSON® SAUNDERS WATERFORD® Art Book 300g/m² cold pressed
COLORS: DANIEL SMITH watercolors + LISILINKA metallic watercolors

2026 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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Some Silver Snowflakes to brighten this brand new Year!!!

Let’s make 2026 unforgettable in the best way possible! Cheers to new beginnings! May your year be filled with success and joy.




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Die Weihnachtsfee Ebony

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Die Weihnachtsfeem Ebony - 
Princess of the Christmas Fairies Ebony

SIZE: 12 in. x 9 in. - 30,5 x 22,9 cm
PAPER: YASUTOMO STONEPAPER 150 g/m²
COLORS: DANIEL SMITH + WINSOR & NEWTON WATERCOLORS

2025 © ISABELLA KRAMER

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Twinkle Lights and Holiday Nights...

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Twinkle Lights and Holiday Nights, 
That's what makes the Season Bright!  



SIZE:
  36 x 26 cm
PAPER:
BAOHONG ROUGH 300 g/m²
COLORS: DANIEL SMITH watercolors


2025 © ISABELLA KRAMER



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Jane Austen scenarios - insist upon the marriage


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Jane Austen scenarios - 
insist upon the marriage

SIZE:  15 in. x 22 in. - 38 x 56 cm (half sheet)
PAPER: SAUNDERS WATERFORD ROUGH 645 g/m²
COLORS:  DANIEL SMITH watercolors

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Another scene from the film "Pride and Prejudice". This is undoubtedly one of my favorite moments in the movie. 

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Nebelfee - Mist Fairy

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Nebelfee - Mist Fairy
 

SIZE: 12 in. x 9 in. - 30,5 x 22,9 cm
PAPER: YASUTOMO STONEPAPER 150 g/m²
COLORS: WINSOR & NEWTON WATERCOLORS -


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Schon seit langem hatte ich den Plan, für mein Gedicht "Die Nebelfee"  (veröffentlicht sowohl in der "Kinder-Gedichte-Welt", als auch in dem Buch -> Vorschau - mit gleichnamigem Titel) eine Illustration zu malen, und in diesem Herbst hatte ich endlich eine Idee, wie sie aussehen könnte. 



Die Nebelfee


Die Nebelfee Griseldis
lebt fern, am großen Moor,
verwunschen liegt ihr Häuschen,
verfallen Zaun und Tor.

Und kommst als Gast du jemals
in ihre kleine Küche,
dann tropft es – Pling, Plang, Plong gleich
vom Dach her auf die Tische.

Aus ihren Haaren sprüht es
ganz allerliebst und fein.
Die Kröten unterm Esstisch
sind auch nicht stubenrein.

Doch nimmt sie dich dann mit sich
auf ihren Liedergang,
kannst staunend du erleben
den Nebelfee-Gesang.

Dabei webt sie dann Tücher
mit Silbertau bestickt
durch Büsche, Bäume, Felder:
hauchzart die Welt entrückt,

löst auf sich hinter Schleiern,
besetzt mit tausend Perlen.
Kaum ahnst du noch die Dörfer,
die Birken, Tannen, Erlen.

Wie Silber klingt ihr Singen,
uralt die Melodien -
durch sie kann sie die Nebel
mal hier-, mal dorthin ziehen.

Verzaubert wirst du staunen
was man im Nebel sieht:
ein Reich der weichen Linien,
wo Fantasie erblüht.

Griseldis wird verschwinden,
ein Hauch nur bleibt - verschwommen.
Am Zweig ein Stück vom Schleier.
Du darfst gern wiederkommen….





veredit©Isabella Kramer 2011




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Jane Austen's scenarios - Becoming Jane

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Jane Austen's scenarios - 
Becoming Jane 



SIZE:
 15 in. x 15 in. - 38 x 38 cm

PAPER: HAHMEMUEHLE MOULD MADE ROUGH 300 g/m²
COLORS: WINSOR & NEWTON, MISSION MIJELLO 


2025 © ISABELLA KRAMER



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Becoming Jane is a 2007 romantic drama starring Anne Hathaway as the pre-fame author Jane Austen and James McAvoy as her love interest, Tom Lefroy. The film, directed by Julian Jarrold, offers an imagined, semi-biographical story about their passionate, albeit tumultuous, romance and the potential inspiration for her famous novels.




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Mermaid

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Mermaid


SIZE:
 17 in. x 35 in. - 45 x 88 cm

painted on an unprimed old wooden chest lid 

2025 © ISABELLA KRAMER



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Okay, it’s summer again and so I paint something really different. This one is created on an old wooden chest lid, and the area I painted for is our garden pool. Thanks to Jeremy Bishop auf Unsplash for the inspirational photo. 








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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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I'd like to be under the sea

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I'd like to be under the sea

SIZE:  15 in. x 22 in. - 38 x 56 cm (half sheet)
PAPER: YASUTOMO STONEPAPER 150 g/m²
COLORS: DANIEL SMITH WATERCOLORS -

2025© ISABELLA KRAMER


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“I’d like to be under the sea in an
octopus’s garden in the shade.” 


— The Beatles


The calm and relaxing atmosphere of aquariums always fascinated me. Standing there and finding peace, watching this unique other world is something I never tire of. 

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July Girl

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July Girl



SIZE:
 15,7 in. x 15,7 in. - 40 x 40 cm - 5 cm

PAPER: GESSO BORD AMPERSAND 
COLORS: DANIEL SMITH WATERCOLOR 

2025 © ISABELLA KRAMER



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 I’m a bit behind for Day One @worldwatercolormonth 2025 - but I think my newest Summer Girl portrait fits perfectly for the hashtag #radiant





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Ah, Summer

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Ah, Summer

SIZE: 12 in. x 9 in. - 30,5 x 22,9 cm
PAPER: YASUTOMO STONEPAPER 150 g/m²
COLORS: DANIEL SMITH WATERCOLORS - ALIZARIN CHRIMSON

the No. 10 of my monochromatic portrait series


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“Ah, summer – that long-anticipated stretch of lazy, lingering days, free of responsibility and rife with possibility. It’s a time to hunt for insects, master handstands, practice swimming strokes, conquer trees, explore nooks and crannies, and make new friends.”


 – Darrell Hammond





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The Gift

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The Gift

SIZE: 12 in. x 9 in. - 30,5 x 22,9 cm
PAPER: YASUTOMO STONEPAPER 150 g/m²
COLORS: DANIEL SMITH WATERCOLORS - MAYAN DARK BLUE 

the No. 9 of my monochromatic portrait series


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“We are each gifted in a unique and important
way. It's our privilege and our adventure to 
discover our own special light." 

― Mary Dunbar




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