Art Retirement Stadtkünstler Usk Urban Sketching I joined the Urban Sketchers Bern Facebook group - which fills me full of angst because there are real artists involved.
Art Portrait Vasileios This is another in the series of portraits of colleagues - those poor guinea pigs of my retirement art hobby.
Art Retirement Stadtkünstler Kornhausplatz I wanted to loosen up on the detail a bit this time, which means drawing and painting in the style of an artist instead of a draftsman. A sad fail of course.
Art Retirement Stadtkünstler Nydeggstalden I definitely prefer watercolour over ink outline, compared to just watercolour. It has more of the Beatrix Potter flavour, which is, I guess, the effect I'm aiming for.
Art Retirement Stadtkünstler Mayhaus I made another trip into Bern today to practice 'en plein air' painting. It rained.
Art Retirement Stadtkünstler Hotelgasse So I started my self-appointed Stadtkünstler (city artist) odyssey: painting 'en plein air' in the Bern Altstadt, because no one else would want the job.