Unfortunately this is my last post on this blog which I have been hosting for more than 10 years now.
The new EU privacy policy for data security forces me to close this blog and I am quite sad about it. Thanks to all my faithfull visitors - I always enjoyed your comments and would be thrilled to hear from you on other channels. You can still see some of my work on my new website lizahirst.art

Fineliner and coloured pencil on paper
40 x 40 cm 

£800

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Landscape I

oil on canvas panel - Öl auf Malplatte - huile sur carton entoilé
15 cm x 15 cm / 5,9" x 5,9"

£600

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Less is More

While being very realistic in my drawings (which I enjoy doing very much), I have lately been more and more interested in simplifying my oil paintings. The last few days I have actually concentrated solely on abstract sketches but I don't yet feel comfortable posting them. This one I did just after the last one I posted (In the Corner) and then forgot to post it as well. It's a step towards the abstract and I personally prefer it.  

oil on wood panel - Öl auf Holzplatte - huile sur bois
15 cm x 15 cm / 5,9" x 5,9"

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In the Corner

oil on wood panel - Öl auf Holzplatte - huile sur bois
15 cm x 15 cm / 5,9" x 5,9"



£600 

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Die Liebe einer Frau

Flavour, love and style - just a few of the wonderful things that enrich life...

Ink pen and colouring pencil on paper /  stylo à encre et crayon de couleur sur papier / Tintenstift und Buntstift auf Papier

23 x 29 cm / 9" x 11,4"
£520

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Cherry Tomatoes

I'm pleased that before enjoying these sweet tomatoes with a friend for lunch I managed to capture them on paper this morning.

Ink pen and coloured pencil on paper /  stylo à encre et crayon de couleur sur papier / Tintenstift und Buntstift auf Papier

23 x 29 cm / 9" x 11,4"

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Two Palm Trees

Spring is letting us wait a long time this year. So when at last for at least one day the sun was shining I took advantage of it, sat outside and drew these summerly trees. Next days....rain again.

Ink pen and coloured pencil on paper /  stylo à encre et crayon de couleur sur papier / Tintenstift und Buntstift auf Papier

23 x 40 cm / 10,6" x 15,7"

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Faded Tulips

I love tulips! Couldn't throw these out before I had examined them thoroughly by drawing them.

Ink pen and coloured pencil on paper /  stylo à encre et crayon de couleur sur papier / Tintenstift und Buntstift auf Papier

27 x 40 cm / 10,6" x 15,7"

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Two T-shirts

It's been lightyears since I did anything with coloured pencils and I am glad I gave it a try again as this little drawing lent itself to it.  It was so much fun! I've decided to do more drawing and colouring in the near future. 

Ink pen and coloured pencil on paper / stylo à encre et crayon de couleur sur papier / Tintenstift und Buntstift auf Papier

20cm x 20cm / 7,9" x 7,9"
£400

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On the Horizon

oil on canvas panel - Öl auf Malplatte - huile sur carton entoilé
15 cm x 15 cm / 5,9" x 5,9"

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Sunset

oil on canvas panel - Öl auf Malplatte - huile sur carton entoilé
15 cm x 15 cm / 5,9" x 5,9"

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Alley

oil on canvas panel - Öl auf Malplatte - huile sur carton entoilé
15 cm x 15 cm / 5,9" x 5,9"

Spring is in the air! The grass looks greener and even some little yellow dandilions have popped up!
At last.


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Into the Village

oil on canvas - Öl auf Leinwand - huile sur toile
60 x 60 cm / 23,6 x 23,6"

This is a larger version of the last painting I posted.  I have been struggling with it over the last week and was more than once on the verge of wiping it all out. This morning I attempted it one last time by trying out painting with a spatula instead of brushes for the first time ever. And voilà! it worked much better than before and was good fun, too. 
I find it quite a bit more difficult to paint in a larger size after having concentrated mainly on the smaller daily paintings for many years - but I am enjoying the challenge!  


£3600 plus s/h

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Sunny and Cold

oil on wood panel - Öl auf Holzplatte - huile sur bois
15 cm x 15 cm / 5,9" x 5,9"

Wonderful weather - lots of sun, freezing temperatures and beautiful bright colours!


£600

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Leaving Town

oil on canvas - Öl auf Leinwand - huile sur toile
60 x 60 cm / 23,6 x 23,6"

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Verteillac

oil on canvas - Öl auf Leinwand - huile sur toile
60 x 60 cm / 23,6 x 23,6"

Winterly colours with a little fresh green sprouting on the field...

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Little Castle

oil on canvas panel - Öl auf Malplatte - huile sur carton entoilé
14 x 19cm / 5,5 x 7,5"

I discovered this little castle on a recent walk in fantastic weather. 
I love how it is nestled among its outbuildings which seem to protect it.

£640

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Late Winter

oil on canvas panel - Öl auf Malplatte - huile sur carton entoilé
15 cm x 15 cm / 5,9" x 5,9"



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Looking Far II

oil on canvas panel - Öl auf Malplatte - huile sur carton entoilé
15 cm x 10 cm / 5,9" x 3,9"

I gave it another try - this time on a horizontal format and with slightly brighter colours.


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Looking Far

oil on canvas panel - Öl auf Malplatte - huile sur carton entoilé
15 cm x 15 cm / 5,9" x 5,9"

£600

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Solitaire

oil on canvas panel - Öl auf Malplatte - huile sur carton entoilé
15 cm x 15 cm / 5,9" x 5,9"

So hard to keep it loose. 


£600

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Village in the Distance

oil on wood panel - Öl auf Holzplatte - huile sur bois
15 cm x 15 cm / 5,9" x 5,9"

I am enjoying painting the muted colours winter brings us.


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Down the Hill

oil on canvas panel - Öl auf Malplatte - huile sur carton entoilé
15 cm x 15 cm / 5,9" x 5,9"

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Village in Winter

oil on wood panel - Öl auf Holzplatte - huile sur bois
15 cm x 15 cm / 5,9" x 5,9"


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Bad Weather

oil on canvas panel - Öl auf Malplatte - huile sur carton entoilé
15 cm x 15 cm / 5,9" x 5,9"

Looking at an old boring painting of mine which I was just about to cover with a new hopefully more interesting  one, I suddenly saw potential in it and gave it another chance. A very satisfying experience.  I am quite happy with the outcome - it is more dramatic now, more atmospheric.

£600

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Here's the original painting before I reworked it:

Hot Chocolate

oil on canvas panel - Öl auf Malplatte - huile sur carton entoilé
15 cm x 15 cm / 5,9" x 5,9"

I am bouncing from one subject to another, trying to find a thread. It's a way of getting back into a flow after a long time without regular practice but I haven't quite found THE thing that sparks a thrill... bear with me!

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In an artist friend’s home

oil on canvas panel - Öl auf Malplatte - huile sur carton entoilé
15 cm x 15 cm / 5,9" x 5,9"

A good friend of mine who studied with me at the art school in Berlin a long time ago, lives and works in a lovely old workshop. The photo I took there when visiting him in summer inspired me for this painting. 

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Fog on the Canal

oil on canvas panel - Öl auf Malplatte - huile sur carton entoilé
33 cm x 24 cm / 12,99" x 9,45"

£1100

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At the Seaside

oil on canvas panel - Öl auf Malplatte - huile sur carton entoilé
15 cm x 15 cm / 5,9" x 5,9"

This is a sketch for a larger painting I might want to paint soon. It is based on one of my all time favourite black and white photographs of my parents and was taken when they had just started dating. I love the carefree mood and the feeling of summer, sun and love. And, from a visual point of view I really like the way the colours of their clothes form a cross - a checker board design - and I like the angle, seeing them from below which gives lots of open sky as background.

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In a Bar

oil on canvas panel - Öl auf Malplatte - huile sur carton entoilé
12 cm x 18 cm / 4,72" x 7"

£600

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