A late One in Progress
I harvested this pumpkin back in October and it is always great how long they stay as if they come directly from the field. As you see, I added a slice of cucumber. There you have to paint fast. After one day there will be just half of it left. So, I started with the...
Coursework: Britta’s Present
Right for christmas I found Britta's acrylic work that probably made somebody very happy. Finding the fitting value for light, shadow and glistening surfaces is not easy, but Britta managed that quite well.
New Home
It's always nice to take a painting to a new home yourself and feel the atmosphere and the love for art there. This time I carried the framed woodpecker to a very fitting home because the owners have a lot of woodpeckers in the garden (and not just the real ones).
Prepared for the Workshop
You never know how the weather would be like when you announce a workshop for summer and especially in the garden. Better you prepare for sunny and for rainy weather or better also for a day full of rain. How? I must confess I'm so lucky to have a kind...
Willow called Nefertiti
There's a willow in our new garden that had quite long brushes and made a nice shade. They almost reached the table nearby. My partner was very ambitious to cut the brushes in winter and now there are just some little green leaves getting enough sounlight to grow. I...
White is not just White
Not later than having a second of more drawing pets with different texture and quality you'll find out that white is not like white if you have them lying next to eachother. If you're looking for a fitting passeparout for framing it, this becomes a problem. The...
How to conquer a Workshop
After creating a workshop for some eager student you need your equipment ready for the day. Have you got the right case? Have you got a list with the mentioned and fitting equipment?... BE PREPARED!!! (for almost everything) Although students are supposed to bring...
The big Year 2023
Oh yes, I have waited for this change such a long time, but I've never dreamed of a year like this that still feels like: everything in one go and even more. In April my partner and I started to look for a house for us... and found the right one already at the 2nd...
Greetings from London
This is a more or less secret gem between the big banks of London and the Tower - remained walls of a church, where you can find a little quiet - in the middle of London. Ok, you hear the cars and the red busses, but the bushes and the greent tendrils show us sitting...
So tiny…
This image I used for my tutor sessions and Britta just took the small image and painted it on 7x5cm - as small as it was on the worksheet. Great work!
The last Apple (from painter’s view)
Just at the tree seen jumped ripped off. Rustling, cold fingers, all colors, holeyed leaf - the time has come: The first bite is certainly sweet in juice … must wait.oil on wood, soon in the gallery...
Journaling in October
Tonight I had the idea to collect different patterns (best from all over the world!) that are good for drawing. A lot of people just dare to put in colors in books for relaxing, but as a tutor I always like to learn something - and of course I'd like people to learn...
Ulrike Miesen-Schuermann
I’m Ulrike Miesen-Schuermann, fine artist, tutor and full of ideas for me and for you. Some times just a word or a picture is needed to take us to old and new worlds, where we have collected and still collect treasures: little gems, places and memories – with a whole lot of love. Let’s get out these apples of the eye and brigthten our world.
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For a strange day in corona times: Have a cup of tea, a look out of a window and calm down.
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Describe drinking a drink.
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Take the most simple item around you, a pencil and paper and sketch it.
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