Workshop Stephie Butler

Mijn vriendin Stephie Butler uit Londen komt naar Nederland om een workshop te geven. Zij schildert portretten in aquarel. Haar unieke manier om een portret te schilderen alsmede haar kleurgebruik is voor iedereen goed te volgen. Een mooie kans om een portret te leren schilderen in aquarel.

Als je de workshop wilt bijwonen kun je contact opnemen met Stephie of mijzelf.

Batik

Time to update the blog, it's far to long ago. Lots of paintings done in the last half year.

First of all a painting of last June 2013. I spent a week with my friend Stephie in London and Penny  came over for a day so we could all paint together. Such a lovely day. Lots of chatter ofcourse, but we also played with wax and watercolour. This is the result of it.

Major

Last one for the moment is a repost of my dog Major.
Unfortunately after 16 years we had to let her go on June 14, 2013.
She will always be a sweet memory.

A new life.

Laat je rommel achter je.

Op een moment in je leven moet je je ontdoen van veel rommel.

Je verzamelt en bewaart enorm veel, spul dat je nooit meer gebruikt.

Alles neemt ruimte in beslag.

In je huis en in je hoofd.

Ruim op ………

En er is weer een gevoel van vrijheid om je heen.

Om te vullen met nieuwe dingen.

Laat het leven op je af komen, dag voor dag en geniet van iedere minuut.

Leave your clutter behind you.

At one time in your life you have to clear your clutter.

You gather and store lots of rubbish you never use.

Everything takes a space.

In your home and in your head.

Clear your clutter………..

There will be a feeling of freedom around you

To fill with new things.

Let life come to you day by day and enjoy every minute.

Oil on linen, 50x70 cm. 20x28"

Friesland

Just somewhere in Friesland, Netherlands.
Oil on linen, 40x50 cm, 16x20"

Lollum

Oil on canvas, 40x50  cm. 16x20"

A long time ago

It has been a long time ago since I updated my blog, so much to do........... but here we go.........
First some watercolors.

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,

Elisabeth and Wendy

The last few weeks I was busy with some portraits. I made 4 but I'm allowed to post the ones of Elisabeth and Wendy. Mother and daughter.
I really enjoyed painting these. I was lucky to get some pictures with lovely lights on the faces. And natural light. Good pictures make it more enjoyable to paint .
I was happy to hear they loved the paintings. :-))

Exhibition

Meditatie

Acrylic, 50x70 cm.

Meditatie                                                                 

De beweging van de zee                                                                                             

Het geluid van de golven

Ik kijk ernaar en luister

Tranen stromen over mijn wangen

Soms van verdriet

Maar ook van geluk

De wind blaast ze op het water

Golven nemen ze mee

Naar de diepte van de oceaan

Weg zijn alle zorgen

Ik kijk nog even naar

de prachtige ondergaande zon

en ga naar huis……… ontspannen.

Meditation

The movement of the sea

The sound of the waves

I watch it and I hear it

Tears running down my cheeks

Sometimes of grief

But also of happiness

The wind blows them into the water

Waves take them

Into the depth of the ocean

Gone are all the sorrows

For a moment I watch

the beautiful sunset

and I’m going home..... relaxed.

Lightning

Abstract oil on linnen, 40x50 cm., 16x20"

I finished this a month ago, but couldn't get a good picture of it. It's still not right but the best I could do. the painting was hanging on the wall to dry, and someone was mad about it. Today I got a call from her..........., So it's sold!!

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.

Sunny City

It has been a while since I posted, but here is another abstract city. Made with a palet knife and acrylic paint on canvas. 50x70 cm.
I made this when my friend Stephie was here in August. We had lots of fun experimenting.

Red Passage

It's almost all done with a palet knive. I first put all the patches with different colours down and then devoeloped it into this abstract scene of a city and water.
Acrylic canvas is 80x100 cm, 32x40".

The Major

My dog...The Major... a Jack Russell terrier is 14 years old now, and this is the second time I painted her.
Once in watercolour and now in................... watermixable oil paint.

Stephie and I saw a demonstration at the David Shepherd Wildlife Exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London,
Mandy Shepherd and Emily Lamb were demonstrating there.

I ordered the watermixable oilpaint because I liked it so much and it does work fine.
No terpetine, no smell. Fantastic!! The brand I could order here is Cobra.

Oil on linnen, 12x16", 30x40 cm.

Swallow's

I took a picture last year of these swallow's. The mother was feeding her youngsters on the gutter of my house. Acrylic on canvas, 80x100 cm.

Achlum, Friesland

This is a view in a little village called Achlum, Tanjabuurt.

Acrylic, 50x70 cm, 20x28 ".

Exhibition

Yesterday I hang the paintings for an exhibiton in a homecare called St. Jozef house.
The paintings are from members of the artgroup I join in the winter season.

The exhibition started June 15 and will last till October 15, 2011

At least the people in the homecare had really possitive feedback and enjoyed the paintings.
Ofcourse there are a lot of people visiting their mum or dad who have to stay in there because they can't live on their own anymore. Which means a lot of views

3 of my acrylic paintings hang there. Totally there are 26 paintings hanging.

for some sales.

Scottisch borders

Acrylic on canvas, 50x70 cm. 20x28".
The painting is totally from imagination.