Painting Essence (and not: Exact Shapes)

Grey days do not invite you. :) haha. Like sunny days do.

It’s good to be at the beach: rain or...

More Color!

Back at the stormy beach near the pier.

I love these pink yellow clouds low on the horizon. Colors of morning light. Quick to pass....

Carefully Measured Chaos - A Rhythm of Strokes

A favorite.

Some think I paint ‘wham, bam’ and the painting appears.

But no,...

Moon I love you.

With the intention to paint the sunrise I got up early. Looking at the ocean I saw a bright light shining through the clouds.
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Jin Yang Moon!

Sun and moon together color this painting.

Here below I have a close up of the moon that I saw. Actually after painting it, I saw...

Seize Your Moments.

This year I painted the fireworks -not live on Dec 31- but with you in the Paint Alongs. So this is not 'pleinair', though I...

Go there!

Sitting indoors you'll miss all this. Being in the city you'll miss all this.
Smart people take time out: to return to nature.

Painting...

Sunset versus Sunrise.

When you paint the sunset in Autumn you don’t have to wait for it towards 10 in the evening, like you’ll do in...

Go there early.

One of my most favourite subjects is to paint the cloud reflections in the shallow water areas.

The reason: because it’s...

And an organized palette!

Sometimes all parts work together like magic and you can really capture a sunlit morning view, with those bright...