Showing posts with label plein air. Show all posts
Showing posts with label plein air. Show all posts

7/31/2013

Far View I Watercolor 12" x 16" / 30 cm x 40 cm

Far View
Watercolor 12" x 16" / 30 cm x 40 cm
Ebba Jahn, 2013
Panorama View
Watercolor 8.3" x 16" / 21.5 cm x 40 cm
Ebba Jahn, 2013

Saying goodbye to the summer... Recently I painted this en plein air in Bornholm and it fits the weekly daily paintworks contest "grass".
The far view could be seen from a slightly higher garden point, and because another tree was cut down... that's where I sat down to enjoy / paint the scenery.
While painting I looked closely at the shadow of the right tree on the grass, but painted it not quite accordingly, more dark green was no option for my eye... that's why I can now sometimes imagine to change the format to a wide panorama view.

 It is available at Daily Paintworks Gallery >>
 Or by email to info@EbbaJahn.com

7/21/2013

Ex-Roegeri in Bornholm I Acrylics on Canvas 14" x 14" / 36 cm x 36 cm

Ex-Roegeri in Bornholm
Acrylics on canvas
14" x 14" / 36 cm x 36 cm
Ebba Jahn, 2013

Many fisher houses with chimneys for smoking fish in Bornholm have been replaced by a few modern manufacturies - this plain air painting includes a hint towards that development. As one can see the square painting on thick cotton canvas needs a board to be mounted on, or a frame. Until then sending it carefully rolled up remains an option.
Now it goes up for auction

7/20/2013

Raps in Bornholm I Acrylics on Canvas 14" x 19" / 36 x 48 cm


Raps in Bornholm
Acrylics on canvas
14" x 19" / 36 cm x 48 cm
Ebba Jahn, 2013
The rape (Raps) fields were at their yellow peak in Bornholm and I had never seen anything like that before: The sun is shining upon it until the yellow starts screaming and a dark sky is happening at the same time - painting it plein air was a no brainer. Of course that brain got a little dizzy while sitting right infront of the field for some hours - now we know, that the odorous substance is poisonous, but thanks to the wind's direction it remained bearable. The painting depicts an abstract of this experience, as always are the colors of the original so much brighter...

Now up for auction at dailypaintworks

6/24/2013

Bornholm Gudhjem I Watercolor 6" x 8"/15 cm x 21 cm

Bornholm Gudhjem
Watercolor 6" x 8" / 15 cm x 21"
240 g / m2 paper
Ebba Jahn, 2013
This old fisher house has its chimney for smoking fish next to it - a former "røgeri" right at the harbour with a great view overlooking the Baltic Sea, and built high enough to be protected from stormy waters. Gudhjem is the name of the village - translated it means good home.

Ein altes Fischerhaus mit Räucherkamin daneben, direkt am Hafen von Gudhjem gelegen mit einer grossartigen Aussicht auf die Ostsee - und hoch genug gelegen, um vor stürmischen Wellen geschützt zu sein. Gudhem heißt der Ort, übersetzt  "gutes Heim / Zuhause".

6/23/2013

Bornholm Anchor I Watercolor 5.9"x 5.9" /15 x 15 cm

Bornholm Anchor
Watercolor 5.9 " x 5.9" / 15 cm x 15 cm
watercolor paper 240 g/m2
Ebba Jahn, 2013


I was admiring this beautiful old anchor by drawing it ala plein air with watercolor pencils first and then dissolving them with ocean water. This anchor found a new permanent place in the small harbour of Gudhjem on the Danish island Bornholm, where I sat up close to it - now it's radiating by any weather like a sculpture...

Diesen schönen alten Anker würdigte ich, indem ich ihn vorort mit Aquarellstiften zeichnete und sie danach mit Seewasser auflöste.  Er hat einen neuen Standort in dem kleinen Hafen von Gudhjem auf der dänsichen Insel Bornholm gefunden, wo ich nah dran sitzen konnte -  nun strahlt er bei jedem Wetter wie eine Skulptur...