Castle ruin Meistersel

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A wonderful watercolour (can't believe that's the medium!). Fabulous use of greens.

Posted by Heather Love on Tue 25 Apr 11:00:46

Superb picture 😊

Posted by Stephen Hulse on Tue 25 Apr 11:15:51

Amazing work!

Posted by Ross Cameron on Tue 25 Apr 21:09:25

I've never yet seen a castle I wouldn't like to live in: this one is painted with a touch of magic.

Posted by Robert Jones, NAPA on Wed 26 Apr 01:43:23

You can feel the density of the damp atmosphere with those wonderful greens and subtle light

Posted by Martin S Taylor on Wed 26 Apr 07:06:40

Great texture

Posted by Lynda Green on Wed 26 Apr 09:32:07

Absolutely brilliant Detlev.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Wed 26 Apr 19:39:42

Wonderful, Detlev.

Posted by Coral Pastor Caparrós on Fri 28 Apr 07:22:03

Thank you all so much for your great comments!

Posted by Detlev Bucks on Tue 02 May 13:55:51

Hang on Studio Wall

25/04/2023

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Watercolour on Hahnemühle Agave, 20 x 29 cm Meistersel Castle is the ruin of a rock castle near Ramberg in the Palatinate. It is located on a 492 m high hilltop overlooking the Modenbach valley, near the "Drei Buchen" pass. It is one of the oldest castle complexes in the Palatinate, whose name goes back to the words "Meister" and "Saal" or to the term "Master of the Hall". It can therefore be assumed that the ministerials of the imperial castle of Trifels were resident at Meistersel.

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Detlev Bucks

Hi, I am from Germany and I live in the Palatinate, a beautiful region in southwest Germany very close to France. I work in the ad industry since my graphic design and illustration studies in the 80's. Painting is my second area of activity. My main sources of inspiration are the woodlands and…

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