*sunless

The sun is hiding since 22 days. It feel even longer and the longing for soaking up some sunbeams grows with every day a little more. But today for a short moment she showed up to ensure us that she's still there. 

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*peachy flowers

After mentioning that I’ve been experimenting with watercolors a lot lately, I wanted to show you some of the results. I’ve painted many peach-colored flowers and created new patterns for my Spoonflower shop. I really like how they turned out and I’m learning so much through these experiments.

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*smelling the snow

The last part of our walk in the misty linden garden. This morning, I somehow could smell the snow—it’s not here yet, but it feels near. Like most days, I am deeply absorbed in painting with my watercolors. The hours pass by so quickly then! The days rush past me, yet I feel as if I am in a safe bubble, floating around comfortably and peacefully.

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*linden garden

Every now and then, we visit the garden of a private castle, with its beautiful, large old linden trees and stone statues scattered throughout. This time, it was very misty again, which gave the whole place an even more special atmosphere. It felt like wandering in a dream, and I just waited for the trees to tell me their stories.

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*between spider webs and dew drops

The storms are still going on. We decided to take a walk in the forest despite the heavy winds, and the deeper we got into the woods, the better and more sheltered I felt. My whole being needed that so much today.

Which places do you visit that instantly make you feel better? Do you have secret spots that you regularly seek out to feel balanced – a pretty place by a lake or the sea, or a lovely old café?

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*mushroom studies

The mushroom theme isn’t letting me go, so I made some watercolor studies of different forest fungi.

It was lovely working with many layers of color to create depth and to learn how the colors interact in the end.

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*misty mourning

The world is full of spiders.

In these misty times, it becomes even more obvious, as their diligently constructed webs become visible, and I never get tired of admiring them.

We are having such heavy storms right now – the wind howled all night, and the branches of the firs kept clacking against the roof of our home. Dreams of broken-off trees haunted me.

And the storm goes on.

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*mushroom & animals

Recently I started an illustration series with mushrooms and animals that I wanted to show you, but I am not sure if I will continue so soon as I am working on something different again right now.

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*holding on to the last leaf

Of days full of red, green and grey tones.

I take a lot photos of flock of birds, but unfortunately those pictures are often missing when I collect my developed film from the shop, same happens with cloud pictures. Apparently, the machines or employees discard them because they look underexposed or something like that, which really bothers me. I don’t have a good negative scanner yet, but maybe someday I’ll invest in one so I can scan all those “lost” sky pictures myself.

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*some things

Some things never change. Like, for example, me enjoying climbing trees. How about you? What did you use to do a lot in your childhood that you still enjoy today?

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*moody skies

Something else that I love about fall is the moody skies, the many flocks of birds, and how the low position of the sun highlights spots that usually look different.

I hope you had a good start to November! Ours started very cold, but sunny!

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