You've heard of it, but you don't know what to do with it? I use it to prepare my wooden supports to use it for painting with. Why buy celicate stretched canvases... With wood,...
Gesso?
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In the Studio
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 brighten our world.
Gallery
Paintings and Drawings
of
what I love
Tip of the Day
For a stressful Corona day: Have a cup of tea, a look out of a window and calm down.
Need an Exercise?
For Writers:
Describe drinking a drink.
For Painters:
Take the most simple item around you, a pencil and paper and sketch it.
A good Saying?
“Tell me to what you pay attention and I will tell you who you are.”
José Ortega y Gassett
Paint
what
you love
with me
Write what
you love
For Courage,
Strength &
your Satisfaction