Pegasus – Concept 1
Wieder einmal ein großes Dankeschön an die Deutschen Bahn für die Bauarbeiten, die mir zusätzliche Zeit…
Néght-gyst
Hier seht ihr einen “Néght-gyst”, eine seltene Drachenspezies, die nur während der dunklen Tage um Halloween…
Shadow Root
It's that time of year again. Like an irresistible annual rhythm, I find myself forced once more to create a character that walks the line between human and tree...
Ascension
As an artist and self-defined symbolist, I always like to take on the challenge of creating familiar visual motifs...
Mindbreaker
We often only perceive a picture for a moment, in fractions of a second. Yet there is a story behind every drawing, behind every work of art. And today I would like to tell you the...
Luftjägerin
It's that time again, fresh output from my train commutes. This drawing was created over several days on my little fold-up chair in the regional train, whereby I often enough...
Collector
I'm still really excited. 😊 Today was one of those days when everything came together. 🌈After a long day at work and stress with the train, I had a...
Blossom of Bones
I'm always learning as I draw, but I think I've created something special with my latest work, “Blossom of Bones”. The idea behind this work...
demon guardian
When I sat down on my little stool on the train to start a new drawing...
Skull King
Bhuhuu, it's the spooky time of the year and yes, I'm a big LotR fan. Once again, a big thanks to the Bahn for giving me the extra time...
Druid
Thanks again to Deusche Bahn and especially to the Munich S-Bahn for the extra time I was allowed to work on this drawing. I hope it...
Ent-In
Enchanting, creepy but unfinished! Here I present the drawing “Ent-In”. A female fantasy character who is a bizarre mixture of tree and woman. And why “unfinished”? Well...
Feather Wanderer
I was given 4.5 hours at Rosenheim station yesterday to finish this drawing, thanks to DeuschenBahn.
White rose - oil on canvas
Almost like every year, I paint a flower picture as a gift. I wanted to paint a rose again but this time a multicolored rose....
Pink Portrait - Oil on canvas
A little practice portrait with a bit more dynamics and also a bit more colorful. Actually, I was just looking for some distraction from my other current, but bigger work...
"Nimbus" - Oil Portrait on Paper
This picture started as a small practice on paper, but has deserved a place here in the gallery. Social media post for this picture:
Woodman
I drew the small concept sketch for this picture when I was on my way home with a bad headache. I tried to make this feeling visible...
Update Feb 2024
After a long time without updates, I of course wanted to catch up. In the meantime, I've done a lot of drawing and I'm currently working on a larger...
Stretching the canvas around the corner
Stretching the canvas onto a stretcher frame is generally very easy, but one critical point is the...
Violet Flower
Additional Information and Pictures of "Violet Flower"
Oil painting "Golden Tree"
The oil painting depicts an old gold tree on a rock. The nocturnal scene is intended to convey the radiance...
Bavarian Elb
I have always been fascinated by old oil portraits of the bourgeoisie from the 19th century. Here the models often look very serious and venerable, although it is often only...
Literature Tips for Anatomy
Small list for interested beginners and advanced students with helpful literature on the topic "Anatomy for Artists"
Deer Doodle
Small gallery update for in between. Nothing special...
My ultimate Urban Painting Equipment with instructions to build it yourself
Here I present you my equipment for painting on the road. How to do the Urban Painting...
Streaming - back on Twitch
After there are still technical problems on my normal streaming platform I am now on Twitch...
No live streaming at the moment, technology has rebelled against us
I always send my live streams via the open source platform Peertube. I enjoy the independence from big...
New logo and facelift for the site
After a lot of effort, trial and error and optimization Sommerlich.art now has a fresh new logo...
Inktober 2022
Like every year I take part in the Inktober Challenge. More info about the challenge can be found...
New page URL and now bilingual
New address My website has now moved to "sommerlich.art". After long considerations and a difficult decision making phase...
Book Cover Rendering Files for Blender and Krita
Are you an artists and you want to present your illustrations in a realistic way, how…
Painting Rendering Cheatsheet for artists
Do you want to improve on drawing and painting realistic objects, light effects and stunning scenes?…
Reflections cheat-sheet for ARTists: Torus (Donut)
Drawing and painting reflections on complex bodies is always hard. Not only the body and its…
Reflections cheat-sheet for ARTists: Sphere and Disc
Drawing and painting reflections on complex bodies is always hard. Not only the body and its…
Reflections cheat-sheet for ARTists: Cylinder
Drawing and painting reflections on complex bodies is always hard. Not only the body and its…
Reflections cheat-sheet for ARTists: Cone
Drawing and painting reflections on complex bodies is always hard. Not only the body and its…
Reflections cheat-sheet for ARTists: Rounded Box
Drawing and painting reflections on complex bodies is always hard. Not only the body and its…
Slimming for the page
After some days of work the webpage is now slimmer than ever. I hope you like…





































