Advent Calendar Days 3 - 9

 

 Advent Calendar Day 3

 

The Rockhopper Penguins, wool and mixed fibre, 8” x 9.75”

After I drew the cute penguins with my Friday group, I was eager to see how they would look in wool in a needle-felted painting.

Even though I started the piece of the Rockhopper Penguins early in the year, I only finished it earlier today because I got stuck with the surroundings and put the artwork aside until late November, when I put the Art Advent Calendar together.

I took the reference photo during a trip to the Montreal Biodôme a couple of years ago but felt that the cement wall in the background was too plain and unnatural. I looked through numerous images of Rockhopper Penguins in their habitat until I decided to keep one of the stones and add grasses.

During the past couple of days, I struggled with the feet of the penguins. After hours of adjusting the form and colour, I finally reached a point where I considered following my niece's example from this summer to hide them completely. In the end, I decided on a compromise. 

Advent Calendar Day 4

Periods of Time, 9” x 12”, not for sale

During an art class with Community Living North Halton clients, I drew an abstract oil pastel that became the reference for this artwork. Once I finished the drawing, I felt I had to re-create the design in wool. The bright complementary colours radiate energy and cheerfulness.

 

 


Advent Calendar Day 5

Hummel, 8.3” x 5.8”, watercolour and watercolour pencil

This beautiful hen captured in this image lives in the luscious backyard of one of my friends. I saw her hens during my visit to Germany and created this painting with watercolours and watercolour pencils for her birthday.

Advent Calendar Day 6

Winter Cheer Bouquet, coloured pencil, 11.5" x 8"

My in-laws sent these flowers to the hospital after my accident. They brought some colour and a piece of nature into the sterile room. I love colours, and these flowers helped brighten my dark mood slightly.

After my husband fetched some coloured pencils and a sketch book, I worked each day for some time on this image. He didn't bring my good-quality pencils, so I needed to add many layers to get the vibrancy I wanted. It was a long process, but I had a lot of time. I couldn't move and needed the help of two nurses to get me from bed to a chair.

I finished the drawing at home, using some pencils with more pigments to brighten some colours further.



Advent Calendar Day 7

Mallorcan Finca, wool, 7.5"” x 11.5", CAN $400

On a rainy day, I felt the urge to recreate the image from a trip to Mallorca. I took the photo many years ago, in my early twenties.


Every fall, I dream of spending my winters in a place like this, in a milder climate. At the beginning of winter, I love the fresh snow and the blue skies that brighten the landscape on a sunny winter. However, I mind the cold and the many months of winter. It would be wonderful to have a studio in such an old building in a milder climate. 

 

Advent Calendar Day 8

Swan Family, watercolour and watercolour pencil, 5.8” x 8.3”

This swan family swam close to the bank of the big Rhine River in the evening sun. They didn’t seem bothered by the heavy freighters passing or the people sitting in the outdoor wine tavern. I created the painting during a Painting Buddies Zoom meeting, using a reference photo from my Germany trip.



Advent Calendar Day 9

It's Tulip Time, wool, 6" x 8.5", CAN $375

May is Tulip Month for me. The flowers inspire me every year. Due to my injuries, I could not paint downtown during the Tulip Festival this year. However, I managed at least to walk through Commissioners Park with a cane, an immense accomplishment at the time. It was one of my first steps out of the house again and a tremendous encouragement that things were improving. 

 

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My updated website, KerstinPeters.ca is fully functional thanks to the fantastic work of Helena Guzmán from Design Your Plate / LEVANTA Magazine. You can browse through the virtual galleries, looking for artworks in alphabetical order. However, I have not posted my latest pieces yet.