New Addiction For Artists, Creatives & Visuals: PINTEREST!

Posted by on Jan 26, 2012 in Blog, Ideas & Inspiration, Living & Design | 23 comments Who’s tried it yet? Do you have an account? Yes, there’s another forum on the market and I am usually the one who watches the benefits first and analyzes its pros and cons. Kinda like facebook. I was on facebook when they just started and I had 5 friends for 1 1/2 years. How often did I use it? Not at all! If you have just 5 friends who post as much as you do, you can imagine how much...
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Ron Mueck: Introducing an Artist

Posted by on Dec 6, 2011 in Art, Blog | 3 comments Ron Mueck, born in 1958, Australia, a former photographer (advertising industry) works as a sculptor in Great Britain. He also worked as a puppeteer for movies i.e. “The Labyrinth” and TV in his previous career. Using his talents, he decided to turn his back on both to model oversize (and some undersize) humans. He is using fiberglass resin instead of latex to be able to work more...
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Vacation Pictures My Style

Posted by on Oct 5, 2011 in Blog, Ideas & Inspiration | 11 comments When I am on vacation, I am never really interested in taking pictures of things that have been taken a million times already (and the postcards always look greater than my photos). So why should I waste my time and take shots from stuff I can look at online or in photo books? My idea of a vacation is to meet the people, connect to nature, see the local wildlife and eat food produced right there....
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Why Everybody Should Have A Mockingbird

Posted by on May 18, 2011 in Blog, Ideas & Inspiration | 4 comments We have been so lucky to be chosen as landlords for a very nice Mockingbird family. They moved into our backyard a couple of weeks ago. We allowed them to build a mansion into our apple tree door to door, right next to our bedroom. As much as we could, we helped them find building material for their one bed mansion. Very soon later Mrs. Mockingbird gave birth to two adorable green-brown...
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An Artress On Her Day Off

Posted by on Apr 12, 2011 in Blog, Ideas & Inspiration | 8 comments So what do people like me do on their day off? It’s funny but I am never off, or let’s put it that way, I am always off. It’s the same to me. Whether I paint, market my paintings or am outside the house, there is always something I can use for my business or something that inspires me. My husband and I love fishing and being out there on the lake, surrounded by water and nature...
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Feng Means Wind, Shui Means Water

Posted by on Mar 17, 2011 in Blog, Ideas & Inspiration | 14 comments In Chinese, Feng means wind and shui water. Feng Shui is the teachings of the qi of wind and water (qi=energy). While the wind carries the energy, water will store it. Most of our rooms in our house are furnished feng shui style, even though I was not aware of it. I can feel energy and I can feel when something is not right. When I first got into feng shui and started studying the teachings, I...
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A Day Away In Pictures

Posted by on Feb 13, 2011 in Art, Blog, Ideas & Inspiration | 6 comments Sometimes we need some time off. Sometimes we need to get away from everything. Sometimes we need to recharge and sometimes we need time alone. I visited the Arboretum in Dallas today and I came back all relaxed, happy and with more than 200 pictures… I would love to share some of them with you: ..and yes, I was the last visitor leaving just before 6 (they close at...
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How To Photograph Your Artwork

Posted by on Feb 9, 2011 in Art, Blog | 2 comments For the last couple of days I have been busy taking photographs of my recent oil paintings but I haven’t come very far. After I have dropped one of my lenses, the Nikon 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 AF-D. Many wouldn’t really expect much from a dinky little lens like this but I got some great results with it and it performed surprisingly well. Now I wouldn’t buy the same lens again instead...
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Still Life Photography

Posted by on Jan 31, 2011 in Art, Blog | 0 comments After a whole week in the garage (the weather was beautiful at 25°C), building frames for my next oil paintings, my hands are swollen and bruised form sanding, drilling and screwing frames together and I ended up with a whole in my index finger because I didn’t pay attention. It has gotten cold and gray again and I needed some time out from building stuff. So, as I was looking for a...
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Switzerland Series Part II

Posted by on Jan 22, 2011 in Art, Blog | 0 comments Switzerland Series Part I: My Life In...
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My Life In Switzerland: Photographs

Posted by on Jan 21, 2011 in Art, Blog | 8 comments In 2005, I decided to live in Switzerland for the summer season and I chose one of the most beautiful spots on earth: Zermatt, at the foot of the Matterhorn. As a child, I have been many times to Switzerland learning how to ski at the age of 4 in winter and hiking in summer-time. We spent most of the time in Visperterminen which is in the same valley (Vispa Valley) as Zermatt. Zermatt has always...
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Inspiration Straight Out Of Your Fridge

Posted by on Jan 17, 2011 in Blog, Food | 2 comments If you are looking for inspiration and don’t know how to get your creativity going, why don’t you have a look into your fridge? There is new things to discover literally everywhere! Here’s a preview of my fruit and vegetable still life pulled out of my fridge:
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Simple Things On A Morning Walk

Posted by on Jan 14, 2011 in Art, Blog, Ideas & Inspiration | 0 comments Some simple things I see on a morning walk: the perfect light and the perfect setting for things along the way. These pictures were taken on January 13 in McKinney, Texas near construction sites. Unfinished roads with no traffic are perfect for a quiet...
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