Our home and  almost all it contained including our family history, our furniture, our car and my years of artwork and materials – all taken in a matter of moments in the catastrophic floods in the Ahr Valley, Germany.

We are so grateful our family is safe.

But we have now just heard our insurance won’t pay out for floods! We are devastated – again.


 

 

WE NEED HELP

I have created a donate button.

https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=K3ALFP8MLUGN8

We would be thankful for each tiny help

We only want to somewhere to call ‘our home’  where we can safely live and I can create art again.

Thank you!

Doris, Norbert, Miriam and Nicholas

E-Cards available and a sneak peek in a figurative painting

I am happy to tell you that I am offering E-Cards on my website. E-Cards are a great tool to stay in touch with family or friends. I have created a nice collection of roses, flowers, figures and cats. This E-Cards are safe and absolutely…

Watercolor Flower Painting – Orange Daylily with Butterfly

"Lily with Butterfly" watercolor painting size: 20"x24" (50x60 cm) © Doris Joa Here is my newest Watercolor Flower Painting - Orange Daylily with Butterfly. This glowing orange Daylily was growing in my garden so beautifully - I had to…

What inspires you? From where do you get your inspiration for your paintings?

Here is all still covered with snow. Winter has us in his arms since weeks. I do like snow but I like it more when the snow is bathed in sunshine. Sunshine is very important for my art - my  heart begins to sing when I see my favorite subjects…
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Merry Christmas 2010 – Rose Elfe painted in watercolor on canvas

Rose Elfe Watercolor Painting Size: 20"x20" (50x50 cm) © Doris Joa I am wishing you all Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year 2011.

Watercolor Brush Set from Scharff Brush, Inc.

I am having exciting news! In the past weeks I tested some watercolor brushes from Scharff Brushes, Inc. I worked with a lot of Scharff brushes on small and large paintings, on figurative paintings and on a rose painting and I am amazed…