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Bavaria Watercolours
I've been working on a series of watercolour artworks of Bavaria from photos I've taken whilst visiting different different towns during the last 2 years, including: Traunstein, Füssen, Bayerish Gmain and Bad Reichenhall. Traunstein Füssen Bayerisch Gmain Karlstein Bad Reichenhall

Madeleina Kay
Apr 211 min read


European Horizons Exhibition
On Thursday 19th March, a series of my watercolour artworks of European landscapes were displayed as part of the 'European Horizons' event I helped to organise at the University of Sheffield, with the European Affairs Society and local group, Sheffield for Europe. The set-up was quite stressful, as I wasn't sure from my conversations with the Student's Union, how much speace there would be on the tables and display boards for the artworks. So, I made an educated guess, orderi

Madeleina Kay
Mar 281 min read


Sheffield Skyline Watercolour
I decided to create an watercolour painting of the Sheffield Skyline as a celebration of the city which has been my home for the last 10 years (I first moved here in January 2026). The artwork is based on a photograph I took from the Steel Steps behind the station - and I created it in A3 dimensions because of the level of detail involved. It took a long time and a lot of concentration to finish! The artwork will be the headline piece in an exhibition and event I am organisin

Madeleina Kay
Mar 101 min read


Bad Reichenhall Landscapes
I spent another week in Bad Reichenhall in February, and created four new artworks of local architecture; the ruined castle at Karlstein, Bad Reichenhall Castle and St. Aegidius church.

Madeleina Kay
Feb 151 min read


2025 in Watercolours
Over the Christmas holidays, I decided to make a series of watercolour landscape artworks depicting my 2025 travels. These artworks are larger and more detailed than my usual sketchbook drawings and paintings, taking around 4-5 hours each to complete. I enjoyed reviewing my photographs from the beautiful destinations I had the opportunity to travel to, and selected my favourite images to work from for these seven artworks: Mosque, Tirana, Albania Ampitheatre, Hierapolis Ancie

Madeleina Kay
Jan 41 min read


Sketches from Füssen
For my Dad's 70th birthday, we travelled to Bavaria and visited the town of Füssen where Schloss Neuschwanstein - the "Fairytale" castle stands on a mountainside.

Madeleina Kay
Nov 2, 20251 min read


Sketches from Bavaria (Sept 2025)
My latest trip to Bavaria started with a stunning ethereal view of the English channel at dawn, and beautiful start to a magical two-week...

Madeleina Kay
Sep 18, 20251 min read


Transylvanian Sketching Tour
This trip was sponsored through my 'Art Getaway Prize' awarded by GAMIAN Europe, after I participated in the Vibrant Mind exhibition...

Madeleina Kay
Aug 13, 20255 min read


Sketches from Basel/Strasbourg
We spent a few hours in Basel en-route to the European Youth Event in Strasbourg - it was my first time in Switzerland. I have been to...

Madeleina Kay
Jun 20, 20251 min read


Mechelen: The European Capital of Volunteering Festival
The Centre for European Volunteering, who I co-wrote a song for in 2023, invited me to perform with their staff member and singer,...

Madeleina Kay
May 11, 20252 min read


Antalya: Crazy Cat Lady Heaven & Flags Galore
I travelled all the way to Antalya to go to ... When we were looking for a bar in the Old Town in Antalya, we discovered the "Sheffield...

Madeleina Kay
Apr 28, 20253 min read


Bavaria in February
This the third time I have been to Bavaria and it's really delightful to see how the landscape changes with the seasons - and also...

Madeleina Kay
Mar 4, 20251 min read


A Bavarian Christmas Experience
I've been back to Bavaria for an authentic Christkindlmarkt experience... The landscape was beautiful in the September sunshine when I...

Madeleina Kay
Dec 20, 20241 min read


Passau and JEF Bavaria
JEF (Jeunes Européens Federalistes) Bavaria had an event in Passau on Saturday 14th December, so we decided to make a weekend out of the...

Madeleina Kay
Dec 16, 20242 min read


Motaz's Colours
Motaz understood the "choose your colours" brief right away and sent me the following list along with a selection of really great profile...

Madeleina Kay
Nov 26, 20241 min read


Marcelo's Colours
Marcelo took the colour brief to heart and gave me the following, brilliantly poetic response: ORANGE This is my inner fire colour which...

Madeleina Kay
Oct 8, 20241 min read


A Crash Course in Bavarian Culture
My friend invited me to stay in Bad Reichenhall, a Bavarian spa town on the border with Austria. The area is famous for being the filming...

Madeleina Kay
Sep 25, 20248 min read


Sketches from Edinburgh
I went to Edinburgh for three days to represent the Young European Movement (YEM) at the European Movement in Scotland's stall. I made...

Madeleina Kay
Sep 2, 20241 min read


Adam's Colours
Me and Adam decided on the best photo to use for the final portrait and I created the linework portrait before adding the watercolour...

Madeleina Kay
Aug 13, 20242 min read


Ania's Colours
I created the line-work portrait from Ania's preferred photo before adding her colours in watercolour splatters. I t took Ania a while to...

Madeleina Kay
Aug 11, 20241 min read
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