Year: 2019

Albrecht Dürer and Urban Sketching

28.12.19 28.12.19Urban Sketching Albrecht Duerer, Museum, Renaissance

The Albertina in Vienna holds the largest collection of drawings by Albrecht Dürer. Among them the Hare, the Large Piece of Turf, the Praying Hands, etc.  The originals are shown…

Christmas – 2019

24.12.19 24.12.19Urban Sketching Christmas, Christmas tree

In November I hardly sketched at all. Instead, I carried out a long overdue eviction of my wardrobe. That really took weeks. The time before Christmas was not stressful, but…

Happy Halloween – 2019

31.10.19 31.10.19Urban Sketching Halloween, Scarecrow

Looshouse

15.10.19 15.10.19Urban Sketching Vienna

Adolf Loos caused a scandal in 1910 with this house, built for an exclusive men’s outfitter. To this day, this wonderful building forms a fascinating contrast to the surrounding Baroque…

Nasty Creatures

26.09.19 26.09.19Urban Sketching Insect

Not that I hadn’t sketched anything in the last – it’s really been months – I was just too lazy to put things online. Although it is still (too) warm,…

A Weekend With Oliver Hoeller

08.09.19 16.10.19Urban Sketching Vienna, workshop

At the beginning of September a two-day workshop with Oliver Hoeller took place in Vienna. It was a very intensive weekend, during which I learned a lot. Workshops are a…

A View Of The Church of Mariahilf

05.08.19 05.08.19Urban Sketching Baroque, Church, Vienna

Shopping centres are high on the list of places I don’t like to be. However, they have their advantages, e.g. a roof terrace with a beautiful view. In this case…

Back To Karlskirche

23.07.19 23.07.19Urban Sketching Baroque, Church, USK Vienna, Vienna

About a year ago I sketched Karlskirche (St. Charles Church) for the first time. Last Wednesday the meeting of the USK Vienna took place in front of this impressive building.…

The Museumsdorf Niedersulz In Colour And Black And White

12.07.19 12.07.19Urban Sketching Black-White, Open Air Museum

I love open-air museums! For me that is the closest thing to a time travel. If there is such a museum near my final travel destination, a visit there is…

Visiting the Haban Yard

09.07.19 09.07.19Travel, Urban Sketching Habans, Museum, Slovakia

Have you ever been to Veľké Leváre? No! I have been there very often – driving through. It is a small town in the western part of Slovakia with a…

Palais Fanto – Schwarzenbergplatz

26.06.19 09.07.19Urban Sketching USK Vienna, Vienna

Another hot day in Vienna. The USK Vienna were meeting at Schwarzenberplatz, known for its Hochstrahlbrunnen (high jet fountain) but with over 36°C I sat in the shadow sketching whatever…

Sketch Board – DIY

20.06.19 20.06.19Tools and Materials, Urban Sketching Sketch board

I’m awfully comfortable and like to settle in, even when urban sketching. That’s why I made myself a sketching board some time ago. It has room for my water containers,…

Palladian Odyssey Umbria – 2019 (Tour 1)

17.06.19 17.06.19Travel, Urban Sketching Assisi, Italy, Montone, Travelsketch, Umbria

In 2018, we talked about a sequel of the Palladian Odyssey, but I thought this would not happen during the next two years. Therefor the offer for a tour in…

Danube Canal

13.06.19 13.06.19Urban Sketching Danube, USK Vienna, Vienna

A meeting of the USK Vienna at the Danube Canal. A lot is going on there during good weather. Perfect conditions for everyone who wants to sketch people – I…

Torcello – The Calm Before Interesting Times

04.06.19 18.05.22Travel, Urban Sketching Burano, Mazzorbo, Torcello, Venice, Vine

Nearly a whole year I was looking forward to go back to Torcello. To be up front about it the island is dreamlike even in wind and rain probably because…

Silverpoint – A Touch of Genius

03.06.19 28.12.19Tools and Materials, Urban Sketching Pencil, Renaissance, Siverpoint

I bought a pencil in Florence. No, I am not that bored, that I have to write blog posts about such banalities. To be specific it is not any pencil,…

Florence With a View And An (Indecent) Offer

03.06.19 28.12.19Travel, Urban Sketching Florence, Fountain Pen, Italy, Renaissance

For a city like Florence, this will be a short post. In 2012, I visited the town for a rather extensive sightseeing trip. This year I have only stayed for…

Minoritenkirche And Sketch Walk

02.06.19 20.05.20Urban Sketching USK Vienna, Vienna

Before joining the USK Vienna for a sketch walk and a guided tour with the USK Prague I had some time to sketch the Minoritenkirche (Friars Minor Conventual Church).  At…

Fude de Mannen By Sailor Pen

28.05.19 28.05.19Fountain Pen, Tools and Materials, Urban Sketching Fountain Pen, Ink

Since I have started with urban sketching, I use a LAMY Safri (EF-nib) and from time to time a MICRON fineliner by Sakura Pigma. Having a horrible handwriting, I have…

Short Visit In London

21.05.19 21.05.19Travel, Urban Sketching Christopher Marlowe, Deptford, England, London, theatre

Not that I need a reason to go to London (For me it is that kind of town one can visit again and again.), but this year there was a…

Church Tower With Tulips

24.04.19 24.04.19Urban Sketching Church Tower, Spring, Tulip

Usually Easter in the lower Austrian Weinviertel is accompanied by coldness and rain. This year we had the most marvellous spring weather.  Ideal conditions for a little sketch while waiting…

Negative Space In Spring

15.04.19 15.04.19Urban Sketching Fountain Pen, Piemontite, PrimaTek, Watercolour

Last week the USK Vienna meeting happened outside for the first time this year. Although it is getting warmer, my fingers were still a little bit frozen. Therefore, I only…

The Admiral Tegetthoff

11.04.19 11.04.19Urban Sketching Arctic, Franz Josef Land

Even if it does not look like one, this is a real urban sketch. I sketched the model of the Admiral Tegetthoff in the Natural History Museum. It was the…

Moonglow – Nice-to-have or Must-have?

27.03.19 27.03.19Tools and Materials, Urban Sketching Colour, Watercolour

I banned Ultramarine Blue temporary from my pallet. Therefor I have room for an additional colour. This free space irritates me and I have to occupy it. Moonglow by Daniel…

The Place Of Many Red Books

14.03.19 14.03.19Urban Sketching Book

This week the location for the USK Vienna was carefully chosen regarding sketchers like me, who do not like to sketch people. I remain in silence about the gastronomic qualities,…

Daniel Smith Sugilite – It Glitters

13.03.19 13.03.19Colour, Tools and Materials Colour, Gold, PrimaTek, Silver, Sugilite, Watercolour

Recently I mentioned my enthusiasm for Daniel Smith PrimaTek colours. Thanks to that euphoria, I now possess a colour I have no idea what to do with it. Looking at…

Shrove Tuesday

05.03.19 04.03.19Urban Sketching Carnival, Mask, Still life

Today is the highlight and the last day of carnival. Somehow, I doubt that the fools will disappear until the 11th of November.

Travelling With Ink

03.03.19 04.03.19Ink, Tools and Materials Ink, Travel

A converter for a Lamy fountain pen holds ca. 1 ml ink. Being en route one has to restrict oneself to manage with that amount. I use document ink by…

Palette – February 2019

01.03.19 04.03.19Colour, Tools and Materials, Urban Sketching Colour

Last weekend was very relaxing. I was listening to my Opera collection – something I have not done for a long time. And I was playing with my watercolours –…

The Museum Of Applied Arts – Again

28.02.19 04.03.19Urban Sketching Historicism, Museum, Ringstrasse, Vienna

Last year February in Vienna was colder than in Antarctica. This year it provided us with some very warm days. It was possible to sketch outside during lunchbreak. Yes, it…