12 Apr 2023
Because I had to bring work for our Duo exhibition in Katwijk, we were in nearby Noordwijk for a few days. It is always difficult to plan, because you just have to hope that the weather will cooperate. But luckily it did ;-). A bit windy and busy with people, but I was able to work wonderfully. This Paintbox painting was also born there...
11 Apr 2023
Took the chance to paint for a few days in Noordwijkerhout, it was really chilly and the wind was blowing pretty hard. But luckily I have my little pochade and I could still paint wonderfully in the shelter of the car. The way people react en masse to the fields seems to get crazier and crazier every year. No one seems to know how not to walk between the balls.
11 Mar 2023
A bizarre weather change caused a kind of snow storm to set up at the end of the day on Friday. What I didn't expect was that it stayed down for a long time on Saturday despite the lovely sun...
8 Feb 2023
Fortunately, the sun really shows itself again, there is no wind, so it is a joy to stand on the waterfront of my beloved Berkel. The banks have been mowed, but the new reed tops already give the world a fresh green spring color...
19 Jan 2023
Working at Landgoed Dorth with finally a lovely sun again :-). It is really chilly, but with the sun in my face and this wonderful view it is easy to keep up. A passer-by saw me working and wondered why I wasn't wearing gloves. I always have them with me and I really use them when necessary, but I prefer not to. "Isn't the cold bothering you then?" she asked. "Nope" I smiled, "I don't notice it". "Well then you are really in your element" said the friendly woman. She said well I later realized...
16 Dec 2022
Finally some snow fell last night! When I got up the garden was covered with a thin layer of snow. And yes that only means one thing to me... quickly get dressed and go out, because then the white world is still at its best...
30 Apr 2022
It was quite a cool day, but one with very beautiful cloudy skies and with flowers appearing everywhere. Of course I couldn't resist. With a wind force two it is therefore the time for a large canvas. I also call them "en plein air XL" (140 x 100 cm)...
20 Apr 2022
Nature is now really bursting, which is so beautiful to see every year. The world of the willows is also changing. Dandelions and Pentecostal flowers adorn the fields in great numbers. Fresh leaves are already on their graceful branches, the green is starting to get the upper hand everywhere...
19 Apr 2022
It's almost getting boring to tell, but it was another sunny day today and I was able to get out. The rapeseed still doesn't bore me, so I settled there again. When I'm painting, all senses are open...
18 Apr 2022
It's Easter Monday and it's insanely busy outside. The cars are parked everywhere, but even then you can disappear into the field if you want. I'm back in my hideaway at the rapeseed field, where the flowers are getting more and more exuberant...
14 Apr 2022
Time for some plein air XL paintings and lately I also like to make them vertical. That no longer fits on my normal French easel, but then I have this giant easel in use. And with great satisfaction...
12 Apr 2022
It has become a tradition for me to go hunting for the flower bulb fields as early in the season as possible. Today in Noordwijkerhout it was still possible to do in this place in terms of crowds and I could paint "almost" undisturbed...
10 Apr 2022
Last Sunday I was painting in the Weerribben, it was a beautiful sunny day and yet nice and quiet. Nearby a woodpecker was busy hammering, sometimes there was also a second...
4 Apr 2022
Due to the changing of the exhibitions, space was created and I could varnish my mural in Museum STAAL in Almen. And yes it was quite a job...
22 Mar 2022
Close to Heerhugowaard we found this very beautiful place. You immediately notice that we are in the "West" by the large amount of raging cars on the other side...
13 Mar 2022
And yes "Spring is in da house" :-), it was wonderfully warm today. It was particularly good to stay in the shelter behind the reeds. The beautiful early spring green is now showing itself more and more...
5 Mar 2022
A sunny day with almost no wind calls for a decent size. I put on the French easel and opt for a large panorama. I am fascinated by the fragile spring greens that is now starting to peep out everywhere...
4 Mar 2022
Today from a sunny office I can work wonderfully in the shelter of the Berkel. Spring is approaching and as I paint I think of nature and the things that are going on in the world right now...
11 Jan 2022
And also today it was quite cold, but luckily the winter sun also showed itself. Under a golden winter sun, the willows on the Velhorst were waiting for me again...
7 Jan 2022
"Sun", what a joy in winter when the sun shows itself for a while. Even with 3 degrees it feels like summer in your heart...The fields are colored, the ochres now have the upper hand. Today I also fell in love for the old plant remains who are waiting for the new season. The sturdy silhouette of the cow parsley still waves in the wind.
6 Jan 2022
And yesss, the sun is finally here! It is quite cold today, but also a very nice painting day. By the end of the afternoon the sky was already starting to color and changing...
24 Dec 2021
There is no snow at this moment like in February 2021, but what is not can always come. I can't ski myself, but the ski suit is already ready in my car :-). I would like to thank everyone for all the support, the many purchases, heartwarming reactions online and in real life!
11 Dec 2021
It was cold, frosty and foggy, but it was lovely. Well packed against the cold it was good to be outside. There is a frosty layer on the reed and the heavy gray world makes it even more special. That is why I can be found again and again at de Berkel, because nature is always so diverse...
7 Dec 2021
My little snow wish from the day before came true ;-) Today there is a little bit. But I have to be very quick, because it is a very thin layer. With my things on my back I start walking further and further into the forest...
As a full time plein air artist I work in all weather conditions and seasons. My work is recognizable by the thick layers of paint and the firm brushstroke. So I have some demands on my painting gear and brushes. That I would love to share that with you!
I have already received messages from a number of colleagues with questions about my new U.GO pochade box. Coincidentally, the weather isn't too good at the moment so I thought... Let me make an unboxing video...
Hike & Paint might be the best way to keep fit ;-), but with my new U.GO 6"x 8" (small) it's really great! I now only have a tiny backpack with all my stuff on my back and that broadens the field of work even more...