Now that the commission for my hometown in Germany is finalized, I can start on my new commission for a local art patron. I started last night with the acrylic underpainting in burnt sienna. You can see the painting on the left on the easel, while the reference poster is pinned to the window on the right. The reference is a very old poster/print that has faded to just grayscale. The painting will be displayed in a gorgeous, elaborate gilded frame, so I am thinking of doing the painting in quiet colors. I will scontinue with an elaborate grisaille underpainting in oils (which is a grayscale study that focuses on getting the values, shadows and lights right), and then glaze over it in minimal colors to keep that vintage feel. We'll see how that will work out... This brown underpainting is just to get placement. Will keep you posted.
Here you can see a picture of the greeting card set that is available now. The set consists of a nice cover sheet with the price (5 euros, about $6.50) with the thumbnails, and eight cards of the paintings. Those are the five churches I did recently, and three other scenes of the town I had painted in the last six years. It's a great collection and looks wonderful when framed with a mat. Please contact me via email at krautgraphics@gmail.com if you would like to have a set. I will mail it to you in exchange of a check of $6.50.
My parents landed safely back in Germany without any delays (remember the vulcanic ash cloud?). My dad went right to work and created a display wall for the originals they took with them for the festival in June. Here is my mom in the townhall in Unterwittighausen standing in front of it. It included a small bio of mine with a picture and ordering/sale information. 
