Reasons for starts.

The yellow parasol was the reason for picking this view. The shallow water great for children to play in, a hot busy beach.

I fu...

'Summer Summum'

Almost a 'French vibe', this was a warm day on a new beach (yes in Holland), and the one thing that struck me being there was the pin...

Colors, colors, colors.

This painting contains so much, as if were a big size. I painted this one sitting down (as the two previous), perhaps too clo...

Pick from the chaos.

A hot summer day but chaotic, people everywhere, we in the middle, and then trying to paint : )

You do have to 'single out' a/ ...

Keeping Cool.

Same place and same day. Of course I couldn't go home after the previous.
The weather does change in a single day as well. I often wrot...

6 Week Cycles.

Some time ago I wrote in the newsletter that it's so apparent that anything in nature/life appears only for a season, and how change i...

Saturated Pastels.

You really have to 'tear yourself away' from the home and its chores, tasks, todos, to 'be there' (painting), and to be there in t...

1900?

Another good day, similar weather, cold enough for a jacket, yet more people around.
Getting used to painting sand again. It's more a critical t...

Depth & Darks.

The further out the more the values come together.

(Or) To say in other words, 'the lesser' the contrasts get. Whether it's water vapou...

'The Blue Problem'

It's fun to develop. Seeing my work from years ago compared to now: (for example) you can see I found my solutions to the 'blue pr...