Hallo lieber Gast

Hallo lieber Gast, willkommen in den klaren Weiten im Norden Deutschlands, begleite mich auf meinen Pfaden durch die Natur, Ausflügen und Reisen, auf der Suche nach Ruhe und Anregung. Entdecke mit mir Linien und Freiräumen, die die Perspektiven, die Vielfalt der Farben und Formen dieser Welt und unserer Natur uns bieten und genieße Momente der Nachdenklichkeit, Poesie und philosophischen Worte großer Dichter und Denker, manchmal auch meine eigenen lyrischen Texte dazu.

Schön, dass Du Dir die Zeit genommen hast - wunderbar, Dich hier zur wissen!

" Ich muss mich ganz im Stillen mit meiner Außenwelt reiben,. sonst werde ich untauglich für die Welt."

- Paula Modersohn-Becker

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Mein Norden - Verführung

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Der Anblick des Genusses verführt zum Genießen.


Louis-Sébastien Mercier, 1740 - 1814





Der Mai verführt immer alle Sinne, der Garten schäumt über vor Blüten und Grüntönen und die Temperaturen sind in diesem Jahr auch schon sehr frühsommerlich. 



Herrliche Motive, wo man auch hinschaut...




... verführen dazu, den Garten in ein Freiluftatelier zu verwandeln. Es muss ja nicht jedes Bild ein Meisterwerk für die Wand werden. Die Freude am kreativen Prozess ist der Genuss. 





Und dann unsere norddeutschen weiten Himmel, wie ich sie liebe! 


Vorfreude

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Es wird Weihnachten! Mein ganzes Haus riecht schon nach braunem Kuchen – versteht sich nach Mutters Rezept –, und ich sitze sozusagen schon seit Wochen im Scheine des Tannenbaums. Ja, wie ich den Nagel meines Daumens besehe, so ist auch der schon halbwegs vergoldet.


It's going to be Christmas! My whole house already smells of brown cakes—according to Mother's recipe, of course—and I've been sitting in the glow of the Christmas tree for weeks, so to speak. Yes, as I look at the nail of my thumb, it is already halfway gold-plated.

    

Theodor Storm, 1817 - 1888 

translation by Isabella Kramer





Ich wünsche Euch eine wunderschöne, harmonische Adventszeit.



herzlichst Isabella



Skywatch Friday Image-in-Ing My Corner of the World  - ThrougH My Lens

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Study the Past - 2020

 


This year I wasn't sure if I have enough nice moments from 2020 to share them with you, but I love traditions and so I give it a try. All is said about last year's complications...


- January 2020

My North - a spectacular winter walk at the river Aller with awesome nature moments. 





Study the past, if you would divine the future.

- Confucius



- February 2020

Clematis seeds - I love taking macros at our cottage garden in the wintertime if one must look very closely at nature's artwork. 




- March 2020


Early signs of Spring this year! 




- April 2020


Happy Easter wishes from our sweet neighbor's girls during Corona lock-down






- Mai 2020

Painting Holidays in my own garden. I enjoy the beauty of nature and the calm atmosphere. Not so bad at least. 







- June 2020


June is the rose- and strawberries month and I couldn't say what I love more.






- Juli 2020


Living in the countryside and we live really at end of our small village is so lovely because you're always connected with the rhythm of nature. 





- August 2020

A highlight of the year was our trip to the Harz Mountains. We visit the city of Goslar and the Okertalsperre. 





- September 2020

Autumn's colors come to the garden and so we enjoy the last warm days outside.






- October 2020


Breathtaking autumn moments right on your own doorstep. 






- November 2020

One of my best decision this year was to join for 12 months Jean Haines Online Artschool www.watercolorinspiration.com. For years I haven't painted as much as in 2020 and it was so very beautiful forgetting the world outside and only enjoying the creative process. 






- December 20

We'd a calm and very family-friendly ending to the year 2020 and my 92 yearold father was such a wonderful guest to have during the Christmas days. 





I'm so grateful for this marvelous year full of unforgettable moments and I hope that you enjoy this review as much as I do. 


All my best wishes to 2021 dear friends. 

Hugs and Kisses

your isabella 






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Study the past - 2018

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- January 2018 

Time for a serene and peaceful winter walk around the lakes of Meißendorf and Bannetze Moor. It's a nature reserve and bird reserve of national importance on the edge of the Lüneburg Heath in the state of Lower Saxony in northern Germany. And if you'd luck you got some wonderful misty impressions.



Study the past, if you would divine the future.

- Confucius


- February 2018 

Lower Saxony is certainly one of the best regions to visit because it combines wonderfully varied scenery with fascinating towns and cities and great cultural heritage. So the Wienhausen Abbey, founded 1233. And although you can not visit the monastery from the inside during the winter months, is a walk around the gorgeous buildings and through the lovely little park and village just sublime.



- March 2018 

In this march it was really time for some seaside days and so we visit Sylt again. It's the largest North Frisian island and a real popular destination for fine food and water sports. Located at Schleswig-Holstein's North Sea coast.



- April 2018 

Nature and Garden awakes with fresh green, thousands of tiny flowers and I enjoy spending first afternoons with gardening and my cats outdoor.




- May 2018

In May we've visited after 14 years abstinence one of our all time love points MENORCA.  Fine white sand, the sea an almost-unbelievable shade of turquoise, and the prettiest scenery - Menorca's beaches are often compared to the Caribbean, and yet they're so close to home. These are the most beautiful of them all. Here you can see the little but very lovely beach Cala Alcaufar.



- June 2018
  
Best month to enjoy all this work done at our garden is June, all the roses (and there are a lot of roses at our garden) are in full bloom - every year again it's absolutely breathtaking and I feel so blessed for this chance in life to plan a garden by myself and to enjoy all its ups and downs. Our cottage garden is now 16 years old and looks exactly like in my dreams. And painting outside, inspired by all these lovely flowers around me is overwhelming and one of my favorite activities during this long days and lightful summer evenings.



- July 2018 

Summer 2018 was an endless time of sunny days. It's so fantastic to enjoy some of our wonderfully beautiful lakes nearby at the Lueneburger Heide, Lower Saxony - Germany. Peaceful places, great nature and absolutely silence.



- August 2018 

2018 is always a holiday month mostly at the North Sea coast aroung St. Peter-Ording and this year we visit one day the Viking Museum Haithabu. It's one of the most important archaeological museums in Germany. The UNESCO has nominated the Viking Age trading venue and the Danewerk border building as world cultural heritage this year. Both the museum and the seven reconstructed houses located on the grounds show impressively how people live there during the Early Middle Ages.



- September 2018 

This was a longtime wish and now it comes true, I'd the possibility to take a watercolor workshop  with Joseph Zbukvic and EPC Art Courses at Girona and Costa Brava.This was a plein air excursion to unique and awesome little village of Calellja de Palafrugell.



- October 2018 

With great steps Autumn comes around the corner, so it's time for planning a new Fine-Art-Snail Calendar with my little model friends.



- November 2018

Visiting the Dwarf beech (Fagus sylvatica var. Suentelensis) avenue, Bad Nenndorf, Lower Saxony, Germany was a longtime wish and finally I've done it. See my post about this visit: Autumn at Middle Earth



- December 2018 

This year December was a very calm and relaxing month, with much time to enjoy the wonderful Christmas Holidays with delicious food, good friends and family dinners and much time to spend in my studio. Starting new series and some nice seasonal paintings.




I'm so grateful for this marvelous year full of unforgettable moments and I hope that you enjoy this review as much as I do. 


All my best wishes for 2019 dear friend. 

Hugs and Kisses


yours isabella 






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Winter is back ...

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... so there's not really much to do - dreaming of warmer days, planning new SNAIL FINE ART CALENDARS for 2019, cuddling with the cats and painting flower, sunshine and places of yearning.

Wish you all a beautiful and cosy weekend.


Cordially yours,


Isabella 



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study the past 2016

- January 2016 


The first snow of the year, so inviting for a lovely walk.





Study the past, if you would divine the future.

- Confucius




- February 2016 


The Snowdrops arrived, lovely sweet and hopeful moments in a cold and grey month.






- March 2016 


Garden inspection with my two girls. We love enjoying the first warm sunrise and to discover the tiny signs of Nature's awakening in March.






- April 2016 


The grand opening at our own garden. Every Spring I'm so happy that I've set in Autumn so much flowers bulbs. This April garden view is any work worth, isn't it.






- May 2016 


An absolutely highlight in 2016 were our Tuscany holidays, visiting Lucca, Viareggio and on our way way we make a beautiful stop over at Ascona, Lago Maggiore.





- June 2016 


June is month of Roses and our garden is over and over filled with her smell and beauty.
Like every year I created a new Snail Fine Art calendar for the year ahead. I love these little relaxing moments with my camera very much.





- July 2016 


Enjoying the #WorldWatercolorMonth on Facebook in July 2017. This was such a gorgeous creative impulse.
I can't believe it, but I've painted over 120 watercolor paintings and joined two marvelous workshops with Jean Haines and Viktoria Prischedko during 2016 and I've learned so much.





- August 2016 


Spending a dreamy time at St. Peter-Ording





- September 2016 


Visiting the famous old city of Magdeburg.





 - October 2016 


Colorful Autumn day at Berlin.




- November 2016 


Nature calm down and the first signs of Winter unmistakable.




- December 2016 


Lovely discovery - a Chocolate Museum quite near to us. I would say, perfect timing in December.







I'm so grateful for this marvelous year full of unforgettable moments and I hope that you enjoy 
this review as much as I do. 


All my best wishes for 2017 dear friend. 

Hugs and Kisses


yours isabella 




- Wednesday Waters





study the past 2015

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- January 2015

New Year's walk along the River Aller, Celle




Study the past, if you would divine the future.

- Confucius


- February 2015

playing with flowers




- March 2015

a year full of watercolor studies - there is so much to learn, so much to enjoy




- April 2015

sunny Easter visit at Timmendorfer Strand, Baltic Sea




- Mai 2015

relaxing days at the famous island of Rügen, Baltic Sea




- Juni 2015

visiting Goethe in Weimar




- Juli 2015

enjoying our Garden




- August 2015

time of the Heidebluete at my North




- September 2015

renewing an old love - the perfect getaway for dreamy vacation Porquerolles,situated just off France’s Mediterranean coast




- October 2015

short trip Tønder, Husum, St. Peter-Ording




- November 2015

celebrating Autumn



- December 2015

Christmas visit in Chicago





I'm so grateful for this marvelous year full of unforgettable moments and I hope that you enjoy 
this review as much as I do. 


All my best wishes for 2016 dear friend. 

Hugs and Kisses

yours isabella 









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