Contrasts.

This is a soft contrast rainbow. The top merges with the grey sky. Especially when you see it on the wall. I like that. I've played with...

Gifts.

Rain, rain, rain, and yet, such a beautiful painting!

It's a GIFT when there is NO BLUE SPOT visible (in the sky).
(Because the sea...

Will it last?

We arrived at the beach, and there it was. I love rainbows. You knew this, of course.
And sometimes they LAST and last.
Like here....

Imprints, Memories in Paint.

Rough days with my class on the beach.
I do love it. Hardly any 'pass-byers', that gives you so much more...

Summer Atmosphere.

Here a sunset that's not only about the sun. 
For me it was a 'last day of Summer' feeling, and I got to play with the...

Beautiful patterns.

You can have fun with contrasts. Lowering the clouds' darkness also affects the light areas, playing with a darker palette: as...

Compositions.

We call these 'sheep clouds' in Holland...perhaps a universal wording? Here these were a lot bigger but a similar pattern contrasted...

Good Things Come.

On the last evening of the class I painted the red one.

It was a cloudy grey bluish start (not much going on) and later all pinks...

The vertical way that light influences all.

With my sunset class on the beach. I demo-ed most starts and then we painted what we found. Of course,...

What a photo can't display.

Aw! This was a cherry on top.

Nature is of course so grand that it will exceed anything (anything we paint or can...