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“When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength “When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.” ― Audre Lorde #Weltfrauentag #InternationalWomensDay #CreativeJourney
Happy Valentine's Day! 😘 ❤ ❤ ❤ [found thi Happy Valentine's Day! 😘 ❤ ❤ ❤ [found this heart in Zons in 2017...]
Christchurch broke my heart. So it's no wonder I'm Christchurch broke my heart. So it's no wonder I'm struggling to paint a memento for this city. How do you paint a place whose main 'features' are a destroyed cathedral and a memorial to the earthquake victims. On top of that, it was also raining all the time during the two days we were there, so we hardly saw any people on the streets. We spent most of our time in museums. In the end, I can only offer you a watercolor sketch of the World Peace Bell in Christchurch's Botanical Gardens. I've inscribed words we found on the locations of the city's memorials: "Let These Stones Speak of a Love That Endures Forever." - "Care For the People." Day 28 of my New Zealand diary. Also check out my Stories to see some photos (here in the feed I focus on the art that goes with this particular day). On my website you can find more detailed blogposts where I share more photos, my thoughts and feelings, excerpts from my travel journal and sketchbooks, and our itinerary. You'll find the links in my Stories, and the link to the 'table of contents' in my bio - and you can get the free PDF of my art book "New Zealand Memories". Look at the top bar of the page! Here ends my New Zealand diary. Because there was so much going on during the holidays, and I have to focus on crocheting baby blankets right now, there are still a few blog posts pending that I have to add - But that's just life 🙂 Thank you for joining me on this journey! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #TravelArtExperience #KatjaSchmittArt #BringingHomeTheWorldOutside #CreativeJourney #Christchurch #worldpeacebell #newzealanddiary #newzealandart #artistinnewzealand #inspiredbynewzealand #nzdiary #newzealandtravel #NZMustDo #travelsouvenir #reiseerinnerungen #reisejournal #traveldiary #adventuresworthsharing #capturethemoments #creatememories #illustratedjourney #travelillustration #travelpainting #travelart #artofdestinations #thebestdestination #giftofart #artforyourhome #contemporarypainting #abstractlandscapes
Another experiment with oil pastels instead of cha Another experiment with oil pastels instead of chalk pastels. I didn't have any paintings from the end of our trip yet - partly because it's been almost all rain and I had a hard time picking the right subjects. So today I tried my hand at a sketch of Akaroa. What do you think? I should still draw in the boats that were anchored in the bay. Day 27 of my New Zealand diary. Also check out my Stories to see some photos (here in the feed I focus on the art that goes with this particular day). On my website you can find more detailed blogposts where I share more photos, my thoughts and feelings, excerpts from my travel journal and sketchbooks, and our itinerary. You'll find the links in my Stories, and the link to the 'table of contents' in my bio - and you can get the free PDF of my art book "New Zealand Memories". Look at the top bar of the page! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #TravelArtExperience #KatjaSchmittArt #BringingHomeTheWorldOutside #CreativeJourney #Akaroa #BanksPeninsula #newzealanddiary #newzealandart #artistinnewzealand #inspiredbynewzealand #nzdiary #newzealandtravel #NZMustDo #travelsouvenir #reiseerinnerungen #reisejournal #traveldiary #adventuresworthsharing #capturethemoments #creatememories #illustratedjourney #travelillustration #travelpainting #travelart #artofdestinations #thebestdestination #giftofart #artforyourhome #contemporarypainting #abstractlandscapes
Watercolour 'action painting' at Lake Tekapo 😊 Watercolour 'action painting' at Lake Tekapo 😊 I loved the colours of the plants I found there, and the way they stood out against that strange shade of turquoise/aqua of the lake. Since then I found out the name of the blue-violet flower that grows there: 'Echium vulgare'. I sowed them in the flower meadow in my front yard. So far there are only a few specimens. Have you also brought back plants from your travels or planted them in your garden because they remind you of a trip? Day 26 of my New Zealand diary. Also check out my Stories to see some photos (here in the feed I focus on the art that goes with this particular day). On my website you can find more detailed blogposts where I share more photos, my thoughts and feelings, excerpts from my travel journal and sketchbooks, and our itinerary. You'll find the links in my Stories, and the link to the 'table of contents' in my bio - and you can get the free PDF of my art book "New Zealand Memories". Look at the top bar of the page! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #TravelArtExperience #KatjaSchmittArt #BringingHomeTheWorldOutside #CreativeJourney #Tekapo #LakeTekapo #newzealanddiary #newzealandart #artistinnewzealand #inspiredbynewzealand #nzdiary #newzealandtravel #NZMustDo #travelsouvenir #reiseerinnerungen #reisejournal #traveldiary #adventuresworthsharing #capturethemoments #creatememories #illustratedjourney #travelillustration #travelpainting #travelart #artofdestinations #thebestdestination #giftofart #artforyourhome #contemporarypainting #abstractlandscapes
"Aoraki and Lake Pukaki No. 2" Do you love blue? 💙💙💙 New Zealand offers all the shades of blue you can imagine. And then the shades you can't. I am definitely part of the tradition of painters who are searching for 'that particular shade of blue'. Day 25 of my New Zealand diary. Also check out my Stories to see some photos (here in the feed I focus on the art that goes with this particular day). On my website you can find more detailed blogposts where I share more photos, my thoughts and feelings, excerpts from my travel journal and sketchbooks, and our itinerary. You'll find the links in my Stories, and the link to the 'table of contents' in my bio - and you can get the free PDF of my art book "New Zealand Memories". Look at the top bar of the page! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #TravelArtExperience #KatjaSchmittArt #BringingHomeTheWorldOutside #CreativeJourney #Aoraki #LakePukaki #newzealanddiary #newzealandart #artistinnewzealand #inspiredbynewzealand #nzdiary #newzealandtravel #NZMustDo #travelsouvenir #reiseerinnerungen #reisejournal #traveldiary #adventuresworthsharing #capturethemoments #creatememories #illustratedjourney #travelillustration #travelpainting #travelart #artofdestinations #thebestdestination #giftofart #artforyourhome #contemporarypainting #abstractlandscapes
View from the Royal Albatross Centre, Taiaroa Head View from the Royal Albatross Centre, Taiaroa Head, across the bay towards Dunedin I am not a hobby ornithologist (at all…!), but I absolutely enjoyed the visit to the Albatross Centre. It is the only place in the world where Royal Albatross nest and breed on a mainland. Such impressive birds – and so funny, too 😉 The headland is beautiful, with many breathtaking views – on the day we visited quite in the literal sense, because it was very stormy. Day 24 of my New Zealand diary. Also check out my Stories to see some photos (here in the feed I focus on the art that goes with this particular day). On my website you can find more detailed blogposts where I share more photos, my thoughts and feelings, excerpts from my travel journal and sketchbooks, and our itinerary. You'll find the links in my Stories, and the link to the 'table of contents' in my bio - and you can get the free PDF of my art book "New Zealand Memories". Look at the top bar of the page! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #TravelArtExperience #KatjaSchmittArt #BringingHomeTheWorldOutside #CreativeJourney #taiaroa #dunedin #newzealanddiary #newzealandart #artistinnewzealand #inspiredbynewzealand #nzdiary #newzealandtravel #NZMustDo #travelsouvenir #reiseerinnerungen #reisejournal #traveldiary #adventuresworthsharing #capturethemoments #creatememories #illustratedjourney #travelillustration #travelpainting #travelart #artofdestinations #thebestdestination #giftofart #artforyourhome #contemporarypainting #abstractlandscapes
Today I experimented. I wanted to see if I could a Today I experimented. I wanted to see if I could achieve my usual painting style with oil pastels instead of chalk pastels. I took today's New Zealand painting as an opportunity to test this - because I didn't have a picture of our day in the Catlins yet. So I wanted to make a sketch that could then serve as a template for a painting. At the moment, everything is still pretty wild - I think I would like a bit more impressionism. The oil crayons react differently than my usual soft pastels, of course, and I haven't really figured out yet how to layer the transparent layers that will then create the structures I usually try to achieve. We'll see how I get on with this technique - or whether I pursue it further. Day 23 of my New Zealand diary. Also check out my Stories to see some photos (here in the feed I focus on the art that goes with this particular day). On my website you can find more detailed blogposts where I share more photos, my thoughts and feelings, excerpts from my travel journal and sketchbooks, and our itinerary. You'll find the links in my Stories, and the link to the 'table of contents' in my bio - and you can get the free PDF of my art book "New Zealand Memories". Look at the top bar of the page! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #TravelArtExperience #KatjaSchmittArt #BringingHomeTheWorldOutside #CreativeJourney #catlins #purakaunuifalls #newzealanddiary #newzealandart #artistinnewzealand #inspiredbynewzealand #nzdiary #newzealandtravel #NZMustDo #travelsouvenir #reiseerinnerungen #reisejournal #traveldiary #adventuresworthsharing #capturethemoments #creatememories #illustratedjourney #travelillustration #travelpainting #travelart #artofdestinations #thebestdestination #giftofart #artforyourhome #contemporarypainting #abstractlandscapes
'The Sound of Silence' I will never forget this ma 'The Sound of Silence' I will never forget this magical journey! 💕 There was an otherworldly light that could have been perfect for a Māori creation story. Bands of clouds stretched across the mountains. At times we almost seemed to fly over the strangely still water - and then drifted silently as all engines and generators were turned off. I was so happy to see the New Zealand Christmas Trees on the South Island, too! I fell in love with the Pohutukawa in Paihia (Bay of Islands, North Island), and it was wonderful to meet them at Doubtful Sound of all beautiful places… I would really like to grow one in my garden 😊 Day 22 of my New Zealand diary. Also check out my Stories to see some photos (here in the feed I focus on the art that goes with this particular day). On my website you can find more detailed blogposts where I share more photos, my thoughts and feelings, excerpts from my travel journal and sketchbooks, and our itinerary. You'll find the links in my Stories, and the link to the 'table of contents' in my bio - and you can get the free PDF of my art book "New Zealand Memories". Look at the top bar of the page! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #TravelArtExperience #KatjaSchmittArt #BringingHomeTheWorldOutside #CreativeJourney #doubtfulsound #soundofsilence #newzealanddiary #newzealandart #artistinnewzealand #inspiredbynewzealand #nzdiary #newzealandtravel #NZMustDo #travelsouvenir #reiseerinnerungen #reisejournal #traveldiary #adventuresworthsharing #capturethemoments #creatememories #illustratedjourney #travelillustration #travelpainting #travelart #artofdestinations #thebestdestination #giftofart #artforyourhome #contemporarypainting #abstractlandscapes
"The scenery changes every half hour. I have no wo "The scenery changes every half hour. I have no words." I wrote this in my Instagram post exactly four years ago. I have a whole series of photos, each completely different than the next... Maybe this explains my difficulties in painting this place: I cannot decide! Four years later, at least I managed this watercolour sketch as a study for a pastel painting I want to do later. Day 21 of my New Zealand diary. Also check out my Stories to see some photos (here in the feed I focus on the art that goes with this particular day). On my website you can find more detailed blogposts where I share more photos, my thoughts and feelings, excerpts from my travel journal and sketchbooks, and our itinerary. You'll find the links in my Stories, and the link to the 'table of contents' in my bio - and you can get the free PDF of my art book "New Zealand Memories". Look at the top bar of the page! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #TravelArtExperience #KatjaSchmittArt #BringingHomeTheWorldOutside #CreativeJourney #lakemanapouri #manapouri #newzealanddiary #newzealandart #artistinnewzealand #inspiredbynewzealand #nzdiary #newzealandtravel #NZMustDo #travelsouvenir #reiseerinnerungen #reisejournal #traveldiary #adventuresworthsharing #capturethemoments #creatememories #illustratedjourney #travelillustration #travelpainting #travelart #artofdestinations #thebestdestination #giftofart #artforyourhome #contemporarypainting #abstractlandscapes
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