Rachel and Wesley

It has been quite a while since I posted. Time for some new paintings.
I got a lovely commission to do of 2 young children. Rachel and Wesley. I'm glad the grandmother loved the portraits. She kindly gave me permission to post the portraits.
Quarter sheet Fabriano Artistico,

English landscape

Finally some watercolour painting again...........
I had the background done ages ago, and when I went through the unfinished paintings, I thought this could  be an English landscape with the mountains. For the foreground I used a photo of my friend Stephie to finish it.
A quarter sheet Arches.

Franeker

A view in my area, painted from memory. No drawing, and no photo.

5-string Yoga

I loved painting this hand with bold colours, just an unusual subject.
Thanks to Jay Michael for the use of the photo.

Watercolor, 30x 40 cm, 12x16"

Friesland, landscape

This landscape is a common view in the area I live in the Netherlands.
Watercolour, full sheet Hahnemuller, 50x70 cm. 20x28"

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

To all of you a fine Christmas and a healthy New Year, may all your wishes come through.

This is a scene just around the corner of my street. Schalsum a little village with 250 inhabitants.

Fungi crowd

After the workshop with Trevor Waugh I knew how to finish this painting.
A dark background so the mushrooms pop forward.
Half a sheet Arches.

Workshop2

This are the paintings I made at the workshop.
Lilies on a smaller format, daisies and at last roses from a photo
of Stephie (Thank you). I finished the roses at home.

Playing Paige

Months ago I painted a background without knowing what to paint on it, until I saw a picture of a friend. Playing Paige.
To me an unique atmosphere that was exactly what I needed on that background.
12x16" Lanaquarelle

Datura 30x40 cm, 12x16"

Time passes quickly.

It's very busy here at the moment.

I got some roses from friends because of the bad news about Hans.

He won't recover. And I feel very very sad about it. We make the best of it and I enjoy every day we are together. It's hard to see my love being so ill.

I was in tears when I got these roses. But they also made me smile.......... friends world wide!!!!

These are some others I did when I stayed with Stephie in London.

We picked up some leaves and used them as example to paint from live.

Done without drawing.

Exhibition

This is the Big Church and shopping area in Breda.
Breda won the prize for being the best city to go shopping.

GREAT NEWS!!!!!

I have an exhibition in an old church, which is now a flowershop.

I'm allowed to exhibit till the end of the year. Isn't that great???

The exhibition is called " CITY AND LAND"

the opening is 30 OKTOBER 2009. 20.00 uur.

In Bloemsierkunst De Oanrin

Jonkerschap 3

8806 KP Achlum.

My special thanks for J. Oosterhaven for making this exhibition possible.

Open: 31 Oktober, and Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.