Tuesday, 7 December 2010

Green movement


This is also oil on linnen and at first only yellow and blue and white to mix. for more impact I added red. Some called it a slice of melon and that's nice if another sees something in an abstract painting.

When I put it on the cabinet behind the gourd, I started to like it.

oil, 40x50 cm.

Pushing


I had a white canvas in front of me and didn't know what to put on it. So I just started with the smal dark part and worked my way around until it was a pleasing composition with movement to me.
40x50 cm, oil

Journey


I actually was painting a sky here, but when I turned it around I saw parts of a ship and a sail.
I developed the painting further as an abstract boat.

Acrylic on canvas, 50x70 cm.

Peace-Purple


I still continue with abstract paintings as well as watercolours.
The abstract painting is good for my mind.
It almost feels like a meditation if I worked on one for a few hours.
I'm still unsure about the title, but the colours in this one give me peace, while there is still movement in the painting.

Thursday, 2 December 2010

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.

Thursday, 18 November 2010

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.

Workshop


In October I stayed with my friend Stephie, and together we went to a workshop of Trevor Waugh.
Flowers in watercolour.
It was really fantastic. An eye-opener for me. Especially for the backgrounds.
It was very intensive, also because I had to concentrate on the English as well as the painting.
BecauseTrevor teaches small groups, everyone gets the attention they need from the teacher. Including getting to know each student, help, feedback and evaluation.
He showed many demo's from the beginning of a painting till the finishing touches. Just awesome.
He showed many demo's like daisies, roses in different colours.
This is one of his demo's of lilies.