Mystical Venice

Venetian delivery service

Shown for the first time in the Kiel exhibition: one of our Venetian dialogues.

This mixed media watercolor, measuring 56 x 76 cm, demands to be experienced; one must "immerse" oneself in the mystical abstraction. However, this abstraction only extends so far that the scene remains clearly recognizable.

A different canal, the same Venice, boats, picturesque houses are captured in the photograph. This dialogue works particularly well thanks to the use of color, even though the locations are completely different.

St. Peter's Cathedral and Königswiesen

in Schleswig

Created for our exhibition at the Schleswig City Museum - and of course also for those who like the motif, perhaps even want to purchase the mixed media watercolor or photograph?

The watercolor is a sensation - honestly!

Eurogate

Do you love steel?

We love steel structures: ships, bridges... and also loading cranes. These ones in the Hamburg harbor at night are striking because of the sheer depth (or size?) of the entire structure. With the light and colors of the night.

Boats near Maasholm

The old fishing boats, still in use, in their even older moorings are something of a landmark in Maasholm. For years we've been doing our Maasholm Schlei tour there. So it was inevitable that we would feature one of these typical spots, this time from very different perspectives.

Lightship II

The classic perspective of capturing the lightship with the Elbphilharmonie in the background on watercolor or photographic paper. The positions of the painter and photographer differ slightly. And although the lightship is closer to the edge in the painter's work, it is nevertheless much more central to the scene than in the photograph.

CTA - Container Terminal Altenwerder

A state-of-the-art container terminal, perhaps the most modern in all of Europe. Certainly the pride of HHLA. And a fascinating subject for watercolorists and photographers, especially at night.

Cap San Diego and Elbphilharmonie

Two Hamburg landmarks united in one image. The photograph is classic black and white. The watercolor features a harmonious blend of blue and red. The ship appears to be moving towards the viewer; the mooring post in the foreground acts as both a gatekeeper and enhances the sense of depth, while the Elbphilharmonie in the background echoes the colors of the Cap San Diego.

Container stack Hamburg

An unusual subject – for watercolor as well as for photography. The striking symmetry is the main focus here.

An almost sacred effect.

Furthermore, the watercolor impresses with its wonderful use of color, while the photograph impresses with its sober monochrome and strict lines.

Altenwerder Container Terminal

Cranes and ships in the left part of the photograph create an unusual sense of depth, even though their symmetrical counterpart is "missing." The watercolor builds on this captivating effect, but varies it by using dazzling yet warm light as the central visual element.

Köhlbrand Bridge Hamburg

The curved line of the bridge with its towering pier creates a fantastic tension in the photograph. Building on this, but with a completely different, skillful choice of colors, the watercolor transforms the motif in such a way that it can almost be interpreted as a daytime scene, but in any case, it creates a superb sense of abstraction.

Lindaunis Bridge

Another bridge 😃 The photographer didn't use Photoshop colors - instead, through a clever choice of time, weather and light, a dilapidated blue and white spectacle was captured on the chip.

Taking up the theme of decay, the watercolorist transforms the mood into an exciting warm-cold effect through a changed image section, changes especially in the left third of the image and an excellent choice of colors.

Arnis boatyard

Arnis, Germany's smallest town, lies on the Schlei fjord. Here, Thomas photographs a boatyard from the opposite bank of the Schlei, from the Schwansen peninsula, at sunset. The interplay of colors in the water is fascinating – Stephanie only selected a portion of the photograph to capture this, avoiding the sunset itself to prevent the watercolor from becoming kitschy.

Oak at Ohrfeldhaff

Taking into account the very gloomy and cold weather, the photographer chooses black and white and a perspective that shows how the tree stretches and extends beyond the Baltic Sea.

A place of power.

Taking in the temperatures, the watercolorist opts for calm winter colors in turquoise, pink and violet tones.

Schlei

The depictions of the Schlei with the Habertwedter Noor are very different from each other.

What works in a photograph—namely, the dramatic sky over a gentle landscape—doesn't really work in an expressive watercolor. Therefore, Stephanie decided on two essential steps: (1) The perspective was changed, as if she were flying over the landscape, and (2) the composition was expanded to include a footbridge leading into the Noor, and thus into the picture.