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...

Balance.

We drove for so long, it almost cost half my gas tank to return again here, one of the views early in the drive.

Often I can see the...

Values, Hue Shifts, Levels.

Even when it’s grey outside: go out and paint.
It will toss great aspects into your painting game.

You can start...

It’s exciting therefore.

So I struggled with this one, though it turned out my favourite.
Hours and hours into it. Multiple cows painted,...

Light, Color, Movement

The countryside is quiet. I love that aspect. Sure, traffic, farmers mowing seemingly every day, all day : ) but it’s...

Back to the Cows!

It’s true that nothing happens (for me) without a set goal.
Yes, if I live day to day then the - going out to paint - ideas...

I Love Frost.

I’ve always have had a love for the Dutch scenery, always looking at the horizon, in awe by the beauty of the landscape.

It was...

Misty, Windy & Cold.

I forgot if it was November or December but boy I was so happy seeing the snow for the first time again in the season.
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Catching Moments.

I used to paint mostly around morning and midday, but the odd hours fascinate me most now. The silver linings, the pink...

Between Dark and Light.

This is a painting I forgot to include here in my blog. And as we haven't had a 'real' Winter here in Holland, I will share...